We all know that iMessage is encrypted, but US law enforcers have only just realised they can't intercept it. And in other news, the Department of Defense has detected weaknesses in the US army's mobile strategy.

Recently Apple has taken to blocking Java and Flash via Xprotect, this is not surprising given the alarming number of vulnerabilities discovered so far this year

Phishing emails have been sent to the Uyghur community that include Microsoft Word documents, which once open, activate a Mac OS X backdoor.

Enterprises who rely on Java are breathing a sign of relief today as Apple has issued an update to Java, returning it to the Mac.

Another piece of Mac malware has been identified by antivirus software maker Dr Web.

Apple has told its support staff not to process password change requests that come in via the phones. An Apple customer service representative said that Apple was halting all AppleID password resets by phone.

Apple has admitted that its “internal policies were not followed completely” in a case that enabled hackers to access journalist Mat Honan’s iCloud account.

Google already offers Google Wallet payments via Android phones and Microsoft is set to launch its own digital-wallet service, but Apple isn't yet willing to enable credit card payments via the iPhone due to concerns about security.

Google is teaming up with Samsung to push out a patch that should help the companies avoid the Galaxy Nexus sales ban.