Apple Releases iOS 5.0.1

Apple has released iOS 5.0.1 for the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod 3rd generation or later, iPad, and iPad 2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information. US-CERT encourages users and administrators...

Researcher Charlie Miller kicked out from iOS dev program for Exploiting iOS security flaw

Researcher Charlie Miller kicked out from iOS dev program for Exploiting iOS security flaw A major security flaw in Apple's iOS operating system that could allow hackers to remotely gain unauthorized access to an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad has been uncovered by a security expert "Charlie Miller "...

Apple Security Chief Reportedly Leaves Company

Apple’s vice president of global security has reportedly stepped down roughly two months after the surface of news reports that an iPhone prototype had gone missing for the second time in less than two years. According to reports, John Theriault, who came to Apple from Pfizer and was a former FBI...

Apple to Require Mac Apps to Be Sandboxed

Apple has informed developers that, as of March 2012, any app submitted to the Mac App Store will have to include a sandbox. The move is an intriguing one from Apple, which has kept a low profile on security and typically handles Mac security on its own. The statement from Apple comes at a time...

Hackers Install Siri on iPhone 4

Over the weekend, a pair of hackers successfully installed Apple’s previously iPhone 4S-exclusive voice assistant service, Siri, onto an iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod Touch. The hack works on jailbroken iOS devices. Steve Troughton-Smith and Grant Paul announced the hack via Twitter late...

Most advanced and dangerous malware for Apple products - why you should be concerned !

Most advanced and dangerous malware for Apple products - Why you should be concerned ! Indian security researcher from MalCon has created an advanced and dangerous malware for Apple products which can not only compromize your privacy but also steal important data and let hackers control your...

The default password may cause iPhone users to information disclosure-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Author: Vic iPhone root the default password is not a secret, just GOOGLE it you can know the Root and mobile account password is: alpine The vast majority of domestic users to buy the IPHONE after the first time is the film, then is jailbreak? jailbreak is to be able to use more apps, games,...

iPhone can be used as spy phone to get desktop Keystrokes

iPhone can be used as spy phone to get desktop Keystrokes What if a hacker could log every key you typed on your PC by placing a cellphone nearby? US researchers have shown how this is possible using any smartphone available today. At a conference in Chicago on Thursday, a group of computer...

New Research Shows Possibility of Using an iPhone as a Keylogger

Researchers from MIT and Georgia Tech have developed a new technique that enables them to use the accelerometer in an iPhone or other smartphone to capture keystrokes from a nearby PC and decipher the typed words with about 80 percent accuracy. The tactic, while quite complicated, could be used t...

New Research Shows Possibility of Using an iPhone as a Keylogger

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iPhone 4s Security Protip: Muzzle Siri When You Lock Your Phone!

iPhone 4s users are being warned that the new “Siri” personal assistant feature can bypass the phone’s locking feature, allowing an unauthenticated user to send a text, make a call or calendar appointment without first unlocking the device. Researcher Eric Fulton has written about the security...

Apple iPhone multiple security vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities in different system components and applications...

iDefense Security Advisory 10.12.11: Apple Mobile OfficeImport Framework Word Document Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability

iDefense Security Advisory 10.12.11 http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/ Oct 12, 2011 I. BACKGROUND The OfficeImport framework is an API used by Apple's mobile devices, including the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. The framework is used to parse and display Microsoft Office file...

Apple iOS 5 Released - Download Now !

Apple iOS 5 Released ! Apple's iOS 5 has been released, with owners of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPad 2, along with the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch all getting the latest version of the mobile platform as a free update. Available to download for existing devices via iTunes, iOS 5 wi...

Apple iOS 5 Released - Download Now !

Apple iOS 5 Released ! Apple's iOS 5 has been released, with owners of the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad and iPad 2, along with the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch all getting the latest version of the mobile platform as a free update. Available to download for existing devices via iTunes, iOS 5 wi...

Slideshow: iPhone Security Features Through the Years

VIEW SLIDESHOW iPhone Security Features Through the Years In typical fashion, all of five minutes had passed after the iPhone 4 release when Mac’s quasi-religious fan base kick-started the iPhone 5 rumor-mill. Fast-forward to now: Apple recently announced they’d be talking iPhone today at a 1 p.m...

Unsecured Calls, 5.0

New with iOS 5, the “unsecured call” call warning seems like a direct response to presentations like “Practical Cellphone Spying” at DEFCON, which demonstrated the ability of attackers to set up a phony GSM base station and intercept cellphone calls. iPhone users who are communicating over an...

Find My iPhone App, 4.0

Despite all the hype about a coming wave of mobile device viruses and worms, lost and stolen mobile phones are the biggest security threat to consumers and employers, too. To address the “scatterbrain” threat, Apple introduced ‘Find My iPhone’ application for the iPhone 4 in June, 2010. Part of...

Restrictions

The iPhone, like the many smartphones that have debuted in its wake, includes a variety of powerful applications and features. Many of these functions and apps, including the camera, the Safari browser, FaceTime and others, can have privacy and security implications, depending upon how they’re us...

Data Encryption, 3.1/3GS

Apple’s decision to add data encryption with the iPhone 3GS was a nod to enterprise customers who wanted to offer iPhones to their employees, but were wary of the lack of security features compared with competing platforms like RIM’s Blackberry. Still, when they finally got around to it – with th...