{"id":94934,"date":"2021-11-04T03:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T10:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=94934"},"modified":"2023-05-30T09:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:03:10","slug":"apples-poor-patching-policies-intego-mac-podcast-episode-212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-poor-patching-policies-intego-mac-podcast-episode-212\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Poor Patching Policies &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 212"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+Ag4eayeT?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We look at how Apple&#8217;s inconsistent patching policies for fixing security threats puts users at risk. We also discuss Facebook&#8217;s decision to shut down their facial recognition program, and an interesting &#8220;Trojan source&#8221; attack that could allow malware to be inserted into source code using invisible characters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/11\/01\/apple-privacy-social-media-companies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple&#8217;s Privacy Features Have Cost Social Media Companies Nearly $10 Billion in Revenue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/11\/02\/facebook-shutting-down-face-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Shuttering Facial Recognition System, Will Delete Data From Over a Billion Users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/nov\/03\/nso-group-pegasus-spyware-us-blacklist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NSO Group (creator of Pegasus spyware) placed on U.S. government blacklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/trojan-source-attack-method-can-hide-bugs-into-open-source-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Trojan Source&#8217; attack method can hide bugs into open-source code<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/cisa-creates-catalog-of-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-orders-agencies-to-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CISA creates catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities, orders agencies to patch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apples-poor-patching-policies-potentially-make-users-security-and-privacy-precarious\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple\u2019s Poor Patching Policies Potentially Make Users\u2019 Security and Privacy Precarious<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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