![]() I am still using iPad 2 and 3 models and an older legacy computer with older OS and legacy software and I am NOT worried, at all, about my computing devices being affected/exploited by Spectre OR Meltdown security issues. So, as long as you are accessing trusted websites, NOT engaging in illegal web activities, like torrenting and pirating of media content/software and do not open emails and email attachments from unknown or untrusted sources, your exposure to this CPU flaw is negligible. IOS is sandboxed and still needs user interaction to install code to allow an exploit of this CPU chip flaw. If you haven't had any issues all of these years with your iDevices and any other computing devices, chances are good that you won’t encounter any issues in the near or foreseeable future. Many users still using lots of older, legacy devices, computers and OSes. This is a 15-20 year CPU chip flaw/security flaw. Learn how to update the software on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The latest version of iOS and iPadOS is 15.3.1. Keeping your software up to date is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your Apple product's security. This chip flaw is too early in its discovery to know what any electronics and computer manufacturers are going to do at this early stage. Get the latest software updates from Apple. ( full article includes background info and details.) We continue to develop and test further mitigations for these issues and will release them in upcoming updates of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS." In the coming days we plan to release mitigations in Safari to help defend against Spectre. Apple Watch is not affected by either Meltdown or Spectre. Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown. Since exploiting many of these issues requires a malicious app to be loaded on your Mac or iOS device, we recommend downloading software only from trusted sources such as the App Store. All Mac systems and iOS devices are affected, but there are no known exploits impacting customers at this time. Regarding "Meltdown" and "Spectre" (updated to note Watch not affected by either): Possibly never if the hardware is considered obsolete or vintage.Ībout speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs
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