Go Install The Apple Updates For The Specter Vulnerability Right Now

Posted - January 09 2018 14:15

Go Install The Apple Updates For The Specter Vulnerability Right Now

The iOS 11.2.2 update is available for the iPhone 5S and above, the iPad Air and above and the sixth generation iPod Touch.

Apple has said that all iPhones, iPads and Mac computers are affected by two major flaws in computer chips.

There have been no confirmed cases of Apple devices been directly targeted by the Spectre or Meltdown flaws. It's a hardware-based exploit that takes advantage of the processor's speculative execution mechanism, potentially allowing hackers to gain access to sensitive information.

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According to Apple, they have mitigated Meltdown in the previous iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2 and tvOS 11.2 updates and now they are addressing Spectre with the latest iOS 11.2.2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplementary Update, and Safari 11.0.2 for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan.

Apple has released security updates for iOS, MacOS, and Safari that help protect against Spectre. As a result, Apple products have (wrongly) always been considered to be "hack-proof", resulting in people being complacent about cyber-security protection for their Apple devices.

On Monday, Apple announced that it also has patches to mitigate the Spectre vulnerability in iOS and macOS.

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"Our current testing indicates that the Safari mitigations have no measurable impact on the Speedometer and ARES-6 tests and an impact of less than 2.5% on the JetStream benchmark", the announcement indicated regarding the Spectre protections.

To install the macOS update, head over to the "Updates" tab in the App Store and check for updates. It is advisable to use a Wi-Fi connection to download the over-the-air update. Apple's iOS 11.2.2. update is around 74MB in size and simply says that it will provide a security update and is recommended for all users. The new updates improve Safari and Webkit to hopefully prevent someone from exploiting Spectre. The technology giant also released software updates for its Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch.

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