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Thursday
Apr142011

Condition Remains GREEN

Apple Released the following Updates for Mac OSX, Mac OSX Server, Safari and iOS Devices. The updates do require a restart and should be applied within 12 hours. They address various issues including vulnerabilities in WebKit and QuickLook and fix the Certificate Trust Policy related to the Comodo compromise. 

For more information follow the links below:

APPLE-SA-2011-04-14-4 Security Update 2011-002

APPLE-SA-2011-04-14-3 Safari 5.0.5

APPLE-SA-2011-04-14-2 iOS 4.2.7 Software Update for iPhone

APPLE-SA-2011-04-14-1 iOS 4.3.2 Software Update

 

 

Tuesday
Apr122011

Condition GREEN

We are aware of a report of an iPhone virus called "Unlock For Free", this appears to be UNCONFIRMED. We consider it as Hoax at this time. There are plenty of domains related to unlocking your phone based on the model which all types of utilities to alter mobile devices. iOS devices are listed as well. 

What to do:

 

  • Do not spread the rumor or forward links related to the hoax.
  • Make sure that you do not jailbreak or unlock your iOS device unless you understand the security implications.
  • Do not click links in email from untrusted sources. 
  • Turn off Auto Fill in mobile Safari and Safari web browsers.