While waiting for Apple to fix the Jailbreakme.com 3.0 vulnerability, follow these four practices to avoid being bitten by malware. Are you worried about all the ruckus over the Jailbreakme.com 3.0 vulnerability for your iPhone and iPad? While you’re waiting for Apple to come out with a fix, there are a few safety precautions you can take.To recap: Exposed to the public on Wednesday by the iOS hacking group Dev-Team, Jailbreakme.com 3.0 offers a simple way to jailbreak iPhones. Users can click on the app-like icon and 20 seconds later you’ve got a jailbroken phone, which allows you to run non-Apple approved apps.Jailbreakme.com 3.0 exploits a vulnerability in the PDF reader. The iOS Safari browser downloads a PDF file that triggers a vulnerability in how the built-in PDF reader handles a certain font type. “This is what installs the actual jailbreak,” explains Stephan Chenette, manager of security research at Websense, a content security company.So why is it so dangerous? An attacker can reverse engineer Jailbreakme.com 3.0 to silently install malicious code through the browser or email attachment. “Then the attacker could gain full control of the iPhone, iPad or other iOS device and install everything from a keylogger to a full-blown bot,” Chenette says. “This isn’t just limited to iPhones; iPad users need to be on the lookout, too.” Apple responded on Thursday that it is developing a fix for vulnerabilities on iOS 4. Critics have complained that Apple has been slow to respond to security problems, so Apple’s quick response to Jailbreakme.com 3.0 underscores the severity of the vulnerability.While you’re waiting for the fix, Chenette offers four tips to keep your iPhones and iPads safe: 1. First and foremost, do not download or open files from untrusted Web sites.2. Do not click on links from unknown or untrusted Web sites or suspicious links from trusted sources (including sites like Google Search).3. Do not open email attachments from unknown or suspicious emails from trusted sources. Your friend’s email account may have been hacked.4. As soon as Apple issues a patch, apply it! Many consumers don’t patch regularly or do so after it’s too late.Tom Kaneshige covers Apple and Networking for CIO.com. Follow Tom on Twitter @kaneshige. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline and on Facebook. Email Tom at tkanshige@cio.comRead more about mobile security in CIO’s Mobile security Drilldown. Related content news UK government plans 2,500 new tech recruits by 2025 with focus on cybersecurity New apprenticeships and talent programmes will support recruitment for in-demand roles such as cybersecurity technologists and software developers By Michael Hill Sep 29, 2023 4 mins Education Industry Education Industry Education Industry news UK data regulator orders end to spreadsheet FOI requests after serious data breaches The Information Commissioner’s Office says alternative approaches should be used to publish freedom of information data to mitigate risks to personal information By Michael Hill Sep 29, 2023 3 mins Government Cybercrime Data and Information Security feature Cybersecurity startups to watch for in 2023 These startups are jumping in where most established security vendors have yet to go. By CSO Staff Sep 29, 2023 19 mins CSO and CISO Security news analysis Companies are already feeling the pressure from upcoming US SEC cyber rules New Securities and Exchange Commission cyber incident reporting rules don't kick in until December, but experts say they highlight the need for greater collaboration between CISOs and the C-suite By Cynthia Brumfield Sep 28, 2023 6 mins Regulation Data Breach Financial Services Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe