Apple Issues Rare Patch: Up to 270M iPhones Could Be Vulnerable to ‘DarkSword’ Exploit
Image: Danil_Rudenko/Envato Elements In a rare move, Apple is rewriting its own security playbook to stop a fast-spreading iPhone hack....
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
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At RSAC 2026, AI Redefines the Future of Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is undergoing a substantial shift as AI reshapes both attack and defense strategies. At RSA Conference 2026,...
Open-Source FIM: Freely Available. But What Makes Them Expensive?
In a previous article, we explained why it is worth licensing File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) rather than using open-source...
Apple expands “DarkSword” patches to iOS 18.7.7
Apple widened its latest iOS 18 security update to cover far more iPhones and iPads, specifically to stop real‑world...
How Sasol Reduced Java Costs by 92% While Strengthening Security and Compliance
For global enterprises, Java is both a critical asset and an increasingly complex liability because of Oracle’s license model, which is decoupled from actual...
McAfee’s “Keep It Real” Campaign Named Shorty Awards Finalist
We’re proud to share that McAfee’s “Keep It Real” campaign has been named a finalist in the 2026 Shorty Awards Social...
Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users
Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2026 WhatsApp blocked a fake app...
IMO Health: 5 Reasons security culture starts with trust
The post IMO Health: 5 Reasons security culture starts with trust first appeared on TrustCloud. *** This is a...
Shut the Front Door on Email Attacks: How to Scale Security Services Without Increasing Workload
Email remains the primary entry point for cyberattacks, driven largely by phishing and account compromise. For attackers, it is...
Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners
Ravie LakshmananApr 02, 2026Cryptomining / Malware A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans (RATs)...
The State of Trusted Open Source Report
In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer...
WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action
Ravie LakshmananApr 02, 2026Surveillance / Mobile Security Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp said it alerted about 200 users who were tricked...
Apple Expands iOS 18.7.7 Update to More Devices to Block DarkSword Exploit
Ravie LakshmananApr 02, 2026Mobile Security / Vulnerability Apple on Wednesday expanded the availability of iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7 to a broader range of...
Slack’s AI updates signal shift towards agent orchestration
At the same time, it introduces another layer that must be “trusted, governed and integrated into existing controls,” and without...
NSFOCUS Monthly APT Insights – January 2026
Regional APT Threat Situation In January 2026, the global threat hunting system of Fuying Lab detected a total of...
