Apple recently patched up many security elements such as its phones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV boxes, Apple Watches, and its Safari web browser.

The alterations made herein assisted in solving numerous security threats, including issues not resolved on two-year-old machines. The bugs fixed for iPhones and iPads addressed sixteen problems in various aspects such as videos, additional applications, the Finding Items functionality, camera features, photos, network functions, safe search on a Safari browser, and Webkit for general internet browsing.

For Sonoma 14.2 on Macs, they discovered thirty-nine problems, including six ncurses library bugs.

Apple Security Updates

This latest update by Apple fixed some important issues. The iOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.2 patches stopped a Bluetooth problem Marc Newlin found with SkySafe.

It was possible to secretly put keyboard words into a device that was first on the network.

Now, there are better checks for that. Safari 17.2 fixed two bugs in WebKit in the update that may have let anyone control or crash your device. The iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 updates also solved a Siri glitch where you could see private stuff.

Additionally, they added Contact Key Confirmation to double-check to ensure it's real friends in your iMessage talks by verifying who they are.

Stolen Device Protection Security Feature

Apple's newest security feature for iPhones, Stolen Device Protection, is meant to keep people's info safe if their phone gets stolen or someone else has unauthorized access.

This adds another layer of security by needing Face ID's face recognition and passcode to do important stuff if it seems like the phone is somewhere it's not supposed to be. It stops anyone trying to mess with settings or see certain things just by using the passcode.

Also, if someone tries to change your Apple ID password or remove your Face ID, they have to wait a whole hour and do Face ID again.

Apple made this change after hearing about scammers getting passwords from talking to people and then turning off security like Activation Lock so they could sell stolen phones.

Before, Apple's safety just used the passcode, letting anyone with it fully control the phone. This Stolen Device Protection thing can get turned on in the iOS 17.3 beta if you go into Face ID and Passcode settings.

This security feature Apple made adds more shelter for iPhones. Still, an iPhone locked only with a code can be gotten into, especially if apps don't have extra passwords or numbers added.

Apple says not to share your code with anyone, to use Touch ID or Face ID if available, and to set up a complex group of letters and numbers just for yourself. Putting more pins or body signs on apps for money and money things builds protection even more. If it's stolen, act quickly to wipe it from far away using icloud.com/find.

When the Device Protection is set up, Apple will remind users to turn it on within the Face ID & Passcode screen place.