On Friday Apple released a software update to fix a serious security weakness in its iOS mobile operating system that allows attackers to read and modify encrypted communications on iPhones, iPads and other iOS devices.
The company says it is working to produce a patch for the same flaw in desktop and laptop computers powered by its OS X operating system. The update iOS 7.0.6 addresses a glaring vulnerability in the way Apple devices handle encrypted communications.
The flaw allows an attacker to intercept, read or modify encrypted email, Web browsing, Tweets and other transmitted data, provided the attacker has control over the WiFi or cellular network used by the vulnerable device.
It’s not yet clear how long this bug has been included in Apple’s software. In any case, if you have an iPhone or iPad or other iOS device, please take a moment to apply this fix.
I would suggest Apple users to avoid downloading and installing security updates when they are using public WiFi or other untrusted networks.
On the surface at least, it would seem that the irony of this situation for most users is that iOS devices will download updates automatically as long as users are connected to a WiFi network. But as several folks have already pointed out on Twitter, Apple uses code-signing on iOS and app updates to ensure that rogue code can’t be pushed to devices.
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The company says it is working to produce a patch for the same flaw in desktop and laptop computers powered by its OS X operating system. The update iOS 7.0.6 addresses a glaring vulnerability in the way Apple devices handle encrypted communications.
The flaw allows an attacker to intercept, read or modify encrypted email, Web browsing, Tweets and other transmitted data, provided the attacker has control over the WiFi or cellular network used by the vulnerable device.
It’s not yet clear how long this bug has been included in Apple’s software. In any case, if you have an iPhone or iPad or other iOS device, please take a moment to apply this fix.
I would suggest Apple users to avoid downloading and installing security updates when they are using public WiFi or other untrusted networks.
On the surface at least, it would seem that the irony of this situation for most users is that iOS devices will download updates automatically as long as users are connected to a WiFi network. But as several folks have already pointed out on Twitter, Apple uses code-signing on iOS and app updates to ensure that rogue code can’t be pushed to devices.
Author Venkatesh Yalagandula Follow us Google + and Facebook and Twitter
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