Frequent readers of this blog will recall that I’ve written about Apple and their habit of patching one of their operating systems, but not the other until much much later.
Well, they’ve done it again.
This week Apple patched the Safari browser for Mac fixing critical flaws that could allow remote code execution. However, if you’re wondering about Safari on iOS, keep wondering because it hasn’t been patched yet. The danger is that if they don’t fix things on both operating systems at the same time, they have provided a roadmap for hackers to exploit the unlatched operating system. The reason being that both operating systems have similar codebases. That means all a hacker has to do is reverse engineer what was fixed on one operating system to exploit the other. You’d think that Apple would really get better on this front. Clearly they haven’t. Thus iOS users are at risk and they don’t need to be.
So, Apple, when will you get your act together on this front? Do your users not deserve better?
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Apple Patches Critical Flaws In Safari For Mac…. But Misses Safari For iOS
Frequent readers of this blog will recall that I’ve written about Apple and their habit of patching one of their operating systems, but not the other until much much later.
Well, they’ve done it again.
This week Apple patched the Safari browser for Mac fixing critical flaws that could allow remote code execution. However, if you’re wondering about Safari on iOS, keep wondering because it hasn’t been patched yet. The danger is that if they don’t fix things on both operating systems at the same time, they have provided a roadmap for hackers to exploit the unlatched operating system. The reason being that both operating systems have similar codebases. That means all a hacker has to do is reverse engineer what was fixed on one operating system to exploit the other. You’d think that Apple would really get better on this front. Clearly they haven’t. Thus iOS users are at risk and they don’t need to be.
So, Apple, when will you get your act together on this front? Do your users not deserve better?
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