Last month, a devastating security flaw was found in Apple’s iOS. The flaw that was discovered was a chained trio of zero day exploits that, if executed in the proper order, would allow a hacker to take total control over your iPhone. They would literally have unfettered access to your device(s).
Apple was quick to issue a patch for the iPhone’s operating system, so as long as you’ve updated, you should be protected from this latest threat. Unfortunately, the same trio of zero day exploits used to commandeer your iPhone have also been found to exist on the company’s desktop OS. Apple has just released another patch, this one aimed at its desktop ecosystem.
The patch fixes all the same issues that were addressed in the earlier, Iphone patch, and if you use a Mac desktop or laptop PC, you should update immediately.
It should be noted that this chained attack is extremely technically sophisticated, and would be beyond the capabilities of a small-time hacker. This highlights the fact that none of us are “immune” MAC user or not. The explosion in popularity of the IPhone and other Apple products has only increased the size of the target… you!
Hackers around the world are relentless, so end-users must be diligent in protecting their devices. Security professionals, and OS vendors patch flaws as soon as they are found, but they’re barely able to keep pace, and it only makes things worse when patches and updates are available but end-users put them off.
Zero day exploits are virtually impossible to protect against, and this reiterates just how important it is to be sure that all your systems, both personal and corporate, both MAC and PC’s are kept up to date with the latest security patches. Leaving them unpatched is an invitation for disaster.
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