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Apps on iOS 6 will require explicit permission to access personal data

Users of Apple devices equipped with the upcoming iOS version 6 will be explicitly warned when the app they are trying to install asks permission to access their contacts, …

Apple publishes iOS security guide

Apple has a reputation for being extremely reticent when it comes to discussing security in public – so much so that most of the security features their devices sport …

Apple security update fixes QuickTime vulnerabilities

Apple just released an advisory addressing 17 security flaws in QuickTime Media Player. The update is rated critical as several of the fixed vulnerabilities can be used to …

Apple ships Flashback removal tool for OS X 10.5 Leopard

Following the discovery of a 600K strong Flashback botnet, Apple has been trying to undo the damage to its reputation and has worked on issuing tools, patches and updates …

Forensic access to iCloud backups

iPhone users have several options to back up the content of their devices. They can backup information stored in their device such as contacts, pictures, call logs and data …

Survey scammers impersonate Apple via SMS

As the number of smartphone users increases with each passing day, survey scammers have turned some of their attention to targeting users directly via SMS messages containing …

Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected

Given the attention that the Flashback Mac malware has received since the discovery of the 600K strong botnet of computers infected with it and the number of tools that …

Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition

There’s never been a better time to switch to Mac OS X and David Pogue’s newly released Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Lion Edition can help you do it. …

Apple enhances Apple ID account security

iOS device owners whose Apple ID account may have triggered a flag with Apple’s security team have been asked to set up three new security questions and a backup email …

Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool

Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …

Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise

News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …

Flashfake removal tool

Update April 12, 2012: The tool has temporarily been removed, more details here. In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the …

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