Apple released a number of patches, including a security update for iOS 11, which is available today.

An obscure Apple kernel extension patched in iOS 10.3.3 was originally built without security measures in place, according to the researcher who privately disclosed the flaws.

Apple released updates across its product lines, including iOS 10.2.1, patching a number of critical code execution vulnerabilities in the kernel, libarchive and WebKit.

Apple has finally moved its iOS security update mechanism to HTTPS with today’s release of iOS 10. Previously, updates were sent to devices over HTTP and attackers already present on a network could potentially intercept and manipulate updates. “An issue existed in iOS updates, which did not properly secure user communications. This issue was addressed...

Apple on Tuesday released security patches for iOS, OS X and an update for the Safari browser. The patches come less than a week after a ShmooCon presentation by Synack director of research Patrick Wardle revealed that Apple’s Gatekeeper security feature in OS X can be bypassed by an attacker with network-level access. The OS...