{"id":46222,"date":"2022-04-13T11:56:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b8b34034-a124-4b79-9ed9-3af0891755fc"},"modified":"2022-04-13T11:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:56:03","slug":"why-quickly-patching-your-iphones-and-macs-is-more-important-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/why-quickly-patching-your-iphones-and-macs-is-more-important-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Why quickly patching your iPhones and Macs is more important than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> products are secure and don’t get malware or hacked. This is a dangerous myth that continues to circulate despite being total garbage.<\/p>\n

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While robust passwords help you secure your valuable online accounts, hardware-based two-factor authentication takes that security to the next level.<\/p>\n

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In fact, the number of vulnerabilities in Apple’s products is rapidly catching up with companies like Google and Microsoft.<\/p>\n

A report by Atlas VPN<\/a> (based on data from Telefonica Tech Cybersecurity<\/a>) shows how vulnerabilities found in Apple products surged by 467% during the second half of 2021 to 380 exploits, a dramatic rise from the 67 uncovered during the first half of 2021.<\/p>\n

In fact, this puts the number of vulnerabilities found in Apple products in the latter six months of 2021 a stone’s throw away from the top generators of vulnerabilities — Google (511 vulnerabilities) and Microsoft (428 vulnerabilities).<\/p>\n

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