It’s not a huge patch, but it could make a difference. Per Mac|Life, Apple released a small Network Time Protocol security patch on Friday. The patch, a 1.4 megabyte download, addresses what the company terms as a new “critical security issue”. Fascinatingly enough, the vulnerability itself was discovered by the Google Security Team back on […]
Tag: Mountain Lion
‘Tis a day for updates. Per 9to5Mac, Apple has released OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 with bug fixes and performance improvements for Macs running the latest version of the desktop operating system. The update offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves Wi-Fi reliability. – Improves reliability when connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server. – Resolves […]
A while back, it was reported that Microsoft has been significantly overhauling Skype. As of Friday, the company announced that it is starting to roll Skype out onto the Web. Per 9to5Mac, Skype for Web will allow users to chat, video call, and manage contacts from a web browser without having to download the Skype […]
Sometimes you’ve got to drop back and punt. Per the Apple developer web site and AppleInsider, Apple announced on Wednesday that it will be removing support for the SSL 3.0 protocol on its Apple Push Notification server. Apple will be switching off SSL 3.0 support in favor of the more secure transport layer security (TSL) […]
On Wednesday, Apple released version 7.0.6 of its Safari web browser for OS X Mavericks and version 6.1.6 for its OS X Lion and Mountain Lion operating systems. The new version, features fixes for several WebKit-related security and memory corruption issues that could let attackers run arbitrary code on victim’s computers. The security issue could […]