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by John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

The Death of Apple Devices

June 15, 2016

Part of the current security mantra is to constantly update software, firmware and anything that may have a security vulnerability. There is a reason vendors release updates. Besides correcting bugs in the application logic, there are updates for security vulnerabilities. Apple's recent announcement about the next version of its operating system means a bunch of devices will no longer be supported and therefore subject to more attacks. The release of the next version of Apple's OS means that these devices will no longer be supported.

  • iPad 1, 2, 3
  • iPad Mini
  • iPod Touch 5th Generation and Older
  • iPhone 4S and older
  • MacBook (early 2009 and older)
  • iMac (early 2009 and older)
  • MacBook Air (2009 and older)
  • MacBook Pro (2009 and older)
  • Mac Mini (2009 and older)
  • Mac Pro (2009 and older)

The real question is how many people are going to replace their i<insert marketing term> devices in order to get future updates? My guess is that far too many people think they are immune from attack just because they own an Apple device and will continue to use an unsupported device. Good luck with that.

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