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Apple is introducing major updates to Safari Private Browsing, offering users better protections against third-party trackers as they browse the web. "Advanced tracking and fingerprinting protections go even further to help prevent websites from using the latest techniques to track or identify a user's device," the iPhone maker said.
On the positive side, Apple hosted its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this week with announcements around the new Vision Pro 'spatial computer' powered by the new visionOS, iOS 17 updates, the upcoming Sonoma OS release, new M2 hardware, and much more. On the negative side, in mid-May Apple released zero-day updates to address three critical vulnerabilities.
Apple announced on Monday at WWDC 2023 its much anticipated Vision Pro augmented reality device, which CEO Tim Cook promised would be a revolutionary advance. During the keynote, Apple also announced iOS 17, macOS 14 Sonoma, iPadOS 17, new Apple Watch features and an array of hardware upgrades.
Russian intelligence has accused American snoops and Apple of working together to backdoor iPhones to spy on "Thousands" of diplomats worldwide. A Kaspersky spokesperson told The Register it's aware of the FSB claims, but can't say if the two things - Uncle Sam backdooring iPhones, and the spyware found on several Kaspersky devices - are linked.
Microsoft has shared details of a now-patched flaw in Apple macOS that could be abused by threat actors with root access to bypass security enforcements and perform arbitrary actions on affected devices. "The most straight-forward implication of a SIP bypass is that an attacker can create files that are protected by SIP and therefore undeletable by ordinary means," Microsoft researchers Jonathan Bar Or, Michael Pearse, and Anurag Bohra said.
In a previous TechRepublic article, I wrote about how you can customize and maintain Apple IDs on multiple devices; but, what about using multiple Apple IDs on the same Mac within the same user account? This comes in handy when using two Apple IDs: one for personal use and another for business purposes. There are several reasons why you might want to use two Apple IDs on the same Mac.
Apple fixes WebKit 0-days under attackApple has released security updates for iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS, delivering fixes for many vulnerabilities but, most importantly, for CVE-2023-32409, a WebKit 0-day that "May have been actively exploited." Enhancing open source security: Insights from the OpenSSF on addressing key challengesIn this Help Net Security interview, we meet a prominent industry leader.
Apple have just introduced "Rapid Security Responses." People are reporting that they take seconds to download and require one super-quick reboot. These new Rapid Security Responses were only available for the very latest version of macOS and the latest iOS/iPadOS, which left users of older Macs and iDevices, as well as owners of Apple Watches and Apple TVs, in the dark.
Apple has released security updates for iOS and iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS, delivering fixes for many vulnerabilities but, most importantly, for CVE-2023-32409, a WebKit 0-day that "May have been actively exploited." The notes accompanying the updates also revealed that Apple's first Rapid Security Response update, which was pushed out earlier this month, contained fixes for two WebKit 0-days.
Apple on Thursday rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari web browser to address three new zero-day flaws that it said are being actively exploited in the wild. An anonymous researcher has been acknowledged for reporting the other two issues.