The last 12 months saw a dramatic rise in attacks. It was just one example among many affecting various sectors.
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack affected fuel pipelines across the country. He also said that iOS security was stronger, though devices like the iPhone are at a higher risk due to all the personal information they contain and that people have them on their person for long stretches of time.
In May, Apple senior vice president of software engineering testified that macOS was too exposed to malware, as reported by Consumer Reports. A less honest group of hackers could have sold the information elsewhere for much more money, putting countless Apple users at risk. The group submitted these reports to Apple and was rewarded handsomely. Last year, a group of hackers plied their trade on Apple’s bug bounty program for three months and revealed 55 vulnerabilities consisting of 11 with critical severity, 29 high severity, 13 medium severity and 2 low severity. Tap or click here to see what was fixed and added with the update. In May, the Cupertino company rolled out iOS 14.6 to address a slew of exploits. The follow-up, Big Sur 11.4 fixed a zero-day exploit that let hackers take screenshots of a user’s desktop.Īpple’s mobile operating system has had its own work cut out for it. Tap or click here for details on the bug and fix. Apple recently released the macOS Big Sur 11.3 update to patch security issues and fix bugs, particularly a nasty one that could bypass Mac security. As Apple races to secure its wares against attacks, the other side is stepping up its game to match.
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