Security Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Evernote forces password reset after "suspicious activity"

by Michael Rose (Mar 3rd, 2013)

The drumbeat of corporate security issues pounds on, with hybrid cloud/local notekeeping service Evernote reporting this weekend that its internal security team "discovered and blocked suspicious activity" aimed at sensitive areas of Evernote's service. Although neither billing information nor ...

Another passcode bypass flaw found in iOS 6.1

by Randy Nelson (Feb 25th, 2013)

Just over a week after a flaw was discovered in iOS 6.1 that grants unauthorized access to passcode-protected devices, a new exploit has surfaced that opens up user data to prying eyes even further. Threatpost reports that the newly discovered vulnerability lets unscrupulous folks connect an iOS ...

iPhoneDevSDK responds to attack

by Erica Sadun (Feb 20th, 2013)

Yesterday, Apple disclosed it had been targeted by a malware attack. Apparently, related to a recent Facebook breach, Apple issued a statement regarding the situation: "The malware was employed in an attack against Apple and other companies, and was spread through a website for software ...

Apple issues Java security update and malware removal too, iTunes 11.0.2

by Randy Nelson (Feb 19th, 2013)

Following today's widely reported breach of security affecting Apple's employees, 1 Infinite Loop has issued Java for OS X 2013-001, an update intended to address the issues leading to the hack. Aimed at Macs running OS X 10.7 and later, the download -- available now through Software Update/MAS ...

Flaw in iOS 6.1 lets users bypass the iPhone's lockscreen password (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 14th, 2013)

A security flaw in iOS 6.1 allows a person to easily circumvent a lockscreen password and access contact information on an iPhone. The bypass method was demonstrated by YouTube user videosdebarraquito and reported by Gizmodo UK. To bypass the lockscreen password, a person has to hold down the ...

Apple seeks patent for unlocking devices by identifying contact photos

by Randy Nelson (Feb 11th, 2013)

The brains in Cupertino have come up with a way to unlock your iPhone and other devices that's definitely a lot more novel than entering a passcode. In a patent application uncovered by Patently Apple, the company details a way to authenticate your identity by speaking the names of Address Book ...

Adobe releases emergency Flash update for OS X

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 8th, 2013)

Adobe released a security update for its OS X Flash Player that addresses a critical vulnerability being exploited in the wild. According to the Adobe advisory, the CVE-2013-0634 vulnerability targets OS X users running Firefox or Safari who encounter malicious Flash content on website. This ...

Java patched again, Snow Leopard users blocked from older version (Updated)

by Michael Rose (Feb 1st, 2013)

Update: Apple's Java team has quickly responded to the patch with a revised JVM for Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6. The Java for Mac OS 10.6 Update version 12 (APPLE-SA-2013-02-01-1) is available in Software Update, according to an Apple security email. It updates Java to 1.6.0_39. Another week, ...

Discover Mac desktops in Microsoft SCCM with Parallels Management

by Michael Rose (Jan 31st, 2013)

Along with its presence here at Macworld/iWorld and MacIT this week, virtualization heavyweight Parallels has a new offering to help big businesses and other large-scale enterprises wrangle their growing (and sometimes unpredictable) Mac populations in the context of the Windows-centric ...

Parent iPhones can track kids' non-iPhones with MobileKids

by Michael Rose (Jan 24th, 2013)

The delicate dance of independence, safety and personal boundaries between anxious parents and digital-generation kids is always tricky. Some apps and device usages are A-OK, some are a highly concentrated essence of bad choices (looking at you, Snapchat) -- but most fall into a gray area, ...

TUAW: About those Google warnings

by Erica Sadun (Jan 15th, 2013)

Apparently some of our pages have been showing up with Google warnings. We believe this is tied to one of our site ads, which we have already removed from our system. Our technical staff is looking into the matter and we hope to have this resolved as soon as possible. In the mean time, thanks ...

SwannSmart ADS-450 WiFi Network Camera: Review and giveaway

by Steven Sande (Jan 7th, 2013)

As part of our coverage of home automation and security devices that work with Mac OS X and iOS devices, there have been quite a few Wi-Fi cameras that we've looked at. The latest is from security device manufacturer Swann, and it's the ADS-450 Wi-Fi Network Camera (US$129.99). This device uses ...

CES 2013: Kensington offers a tracking solution with the Proximo Tag Kit

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2013)

Kensington is in attendance at the International CES here in Las Vegas this week, and the company kindly sat down with TUAW this afternoon to show off some of its latest products. The most interesting of their recent offerings is something called the "Proximo Fob and Tag Kit," which is a ...

Daily Update for December 27, 2012

by Steven Sande (Dec 27th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

A look at Apple's security efforts in 2012

by Mike Wehner (Dec 27th, 2012)

Digital security is a topic that always seems to grow in importance, and with each wave of new Apple hardware, security sleuths go back to work examining what new exploits exist and what old holes have been patched up. Rich Mogull of TidBITS recently took an exhaustive look at Apple's 2012 ...