iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan reportedly fix AirDrop security issue

Sep17

by Sindy Cator on September 17, 2015 at 4:56 pm

AirDrop, Apple’s method for wirelessly transmitting data quickly, has a serious bug according to one security researcher. Happily, the issue is easily resolved by updating to iOS 9. The issue is also patched in the forthcoming OS X El Capitan. The problem relates to security certificates, according to Mark Dowd of Azimuth Security; when a business wants to deploy apps outside of the App Store, they ‘sign’ that software with an enterprise certificate so your device knows it’s on the up-and-up. Currently, nefarious folks can reportedly trick your device into accepting a fake certificate, even if you never open an AirDropped file.…