On this week’s Quotes of the Week: the U.S Government warns of iOS vulnerabilities, Apple buggy OS and more…
U.S. Government warn of iOS Vulnerabilities
“We designed OS X and iOS with built-in security safeguards to help protect customers and warn them before installing potentially malicious software“
An Apple spokeperson reacts to a joint statement issued by the U.S. National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Centre and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team last week. The statement warned users that they could face exploitation from hackers via a new threat; “Masque Attack”. To avoid hackers stealing personal sensitive data, the Government departments recommend that users do not download or install third-party software that is not endorsed by iTunes. Read More about the vulnerability here.
Apple’s Buggiest Operating system Yet
“iOS 8’s crash rate was 60 percent higher than iOS 7 during their respective first months on handsets.“
Christina Bonnington reports on the perception and the evidence that the latest release of iOS had a number of major software bugs that were either not identified or ignored before release. The article suggests that large software companies are struggling to manage the balance between major hardware and software releases. Read the full article here.
Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Kills Silent Mode
Apple’s rival Android is not without its own issues. The latest release of Android’s operating system has features that many users were not expecting. Android 5.0 Lollipop removes silent mode for many phones who have received the updated software. In addition some tablets that run Android are having issues with connecting to Wi-Fi. Read the article about the bugs here.
Microsoft release a patch for a 19 Year Old Bug
“This complex vulnerability is a rare, “unicorn-like” bug found in code that IE relies on but doesn’t necessarily belong to. The bug can be used by an attacker for drive-by attacks to reliably run code remotely and take over the user’s machine“
When Microsoft released Windows 95, the company added a feature called Linking and Embedding (OLE) framework and Component Object Model (COM). This feature was meant to aid applications communicating with each other. One of the services on COM was OLE Automation (that supported scripting languages for inter-process communication) which has since been installed on all Windows operating systems. However OLE Automation allowed hackers to take control of a persons computer. The problem was identified by IBM in May and shared with Microsoft who decided to keep the bug secret until a patch was released for it a few weeks ago. Read the Full Story.
Tech Reinvestment is Rising
“Tech investment of this nature is a risky undertaking and retailers have to be aware of the software glitches and bugs that can manifest themselves”
Colin Armitage (CEO Original Software) comments on the reserach that many major retailers are planning to or in the process of developing major software projects. The reserch found that 77% of the 42 companies surveyed had plans for reinvesting or investment in new software projects. Read the Full Story
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