Something for the iSheep

[Bird]

You may wanna update.

Apple updates iOS with enough regularity that it begins to feel routine. And most time, it is, especially the farther you get from the company’s yearly, feature-packed version overhauls. iOS 10.2.1, released today, is not routine. In fact, it’s very important that you download it as soon as you reasonably can.

Most iOS updates involve security fixes of varying severity. iOS 10.2.1, though, protects against a wide range of potentially devastating attacks.

Apple details over a dozen vulnerabilities in all in the iOS 10.2.1 release, including 11 focused around WebKit, the browser engine behind Safari, the App Store, and lots of iOS apps. They also include two instances in which a malicious application could execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, which is to say, it could take complete control of your device.

“It can add files, delete files, or execute any actions,” says JP Taggart, senior security researcher at Malwarebytes. “Want to record conversations and forward them to someone else? It can do that. Want to install additional malicious software? It can do that. Want to uninstall programs on the affected phone? It can do that. Want to hide these actions, programs and files from the user? It can do that too.”

Several of the WebKit vulnerabilities can also lead to arbitrary code execution, and may be even more alarming. That’s because while Apple can limit the number of malicious apps in its ecosystem through App Store vetting, WebKit presents a less filtered opportunity for malice.
https://www.wired.com/2017/01/new-ios-update-fixes-big-security-holes-get-now/

[NewieCamper]

They say all that, but what they really want to do is incrementally slow down your device so after about 4 updates you start getting frustrated with your old tech and think about upgrading.

[Railey]

As well as updating it past your computer's syncing capability (like mine). I therefore promptly switched to Android and haven't looked back....

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[Pete79]

Funny, my work Ifail phone won't verify that update and refuses to install it. We have ASIO level security at work and it s***s me no end, but that fact that our hyper security says Apple updates are not safe pretty much verifies all of my hatred for this evil corporation.