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How and why you need HomeKit-secured smart homes

February 27, 2020 admin apple, Home Tech, iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:40:00 -0800

Once upon a time the Internet was amazing, enabling niche interests and connecting people. Apple’s iMac was the epitome of the era, while the iPhone became the prophet of change.

What is HomeKit-secured and why should you use it?

These days hackers break into home networks using our routers and smart home devices, which is why everyone must learn how to use HomeKit-secured routers to keep their connected homes safe.

Apple announced HomeKit-secured routers at WWDC 2019. The first few devices to support the tech recently began to reach market, including options from Linksys and (now) Amazon’s Eero routers.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Why every user needs a smart speaker security policy

February 24, 2020 admin apple, Home Tech, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:06:00 -0800

Does your voice assistant wake up randomly when you are engaged in normal conversation, listening to radio, or watching TV? You’re not alone, and this may have serious implications in enterprise security policy.

All things being equal (they’re not)

“Anyone who has used voice assistants knows that they accidentally wake up and record when the ‘wake word’ isn’t spoken – for example, ‘seriously’ sounds like the wake word ‘Siri’ and often causes Apple’s Siri-enabled devices to start listening,” the Smart Speakers research study says.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple joins industry effort to eliminate passwords

February 21, 2020 admin apple, iOS, Macs, Mobile, Security, smartphones

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

In a somewhat unusual move for Apple, the company has joined the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an authentication standards group dedicated to replacing passwords with another, faster and more secure method for logging into online services and apps.

Apple is among the last tech bigwigs to join FIDO, whose members now include Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, RSA, Samsung, Qualcomm and VMware. The group also boasts more than a dozen financial service firms such as American Express, ING, Mastercard, PayPal, Visa and Wells Fargo.

“Apple is not usually up front in joining new organizations and often waits to see if they gain enough traction before joining in. This is fairly atypical for them,” said Jack Gold, president and principal analyst at J. Gold Associates. “Apple is often trying to present [its] own proposed industry standards for wide adoption, but is generally not an early adopter of true multi-vendor industry standards.

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Should you buy a smartphone for your kid?

February 11, 2020 admin Android, iOS, kids, mobile devices, Safe Kids, Security, smartphones, Tips

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:17:00 +0000

Considering buying a smartphone for your kid? Here are the pros and cons, and how to choose a device.

MalwareBytes Security

Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report

February 11, 2020 admin 2020 state of malware report, Adware, Android, Android malware, Data Privacy, emotet, hacktools, iOS, Mac, MacOS, ransomware, reports, ryuk, Sodinokibi, State of Malware, state of malware report, trickbot, trojans, web threats, windows

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:01:00 +0000

The 2020 State of Malware Report reveals how cybercriminals upped the ante on businesses, Mac threats outpaced PCs, and ransomware continued its targeted, deadly assault with new families in 2019. Learn all this and more in the full report, linked in our blog.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Breaking iPhone encryption won't make anyone safer

January 15, 2020 admin apple, iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:06:00 -0800

Imagine all your tax documentation could be examined by officials from any government merely on suspicion. That’s the future some governments are pushing for when they demand Apple puts security backdoors into its products.

Making no one safe

Think about the nature of security backdoors:

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple wants privacy laws to protect its users

January 8, 2020 admin apple, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:54:00 -0800

Your iPhone (like most smartphones) knows when it is picked up, what you do with it, who you call, where you go, who you know – and a bunch more personal information, too.

The snag with your device knowing all this information is that once the data is understood, that information can be shared or even used against you.

Information is power

Jane Horvath, Apple’s senior director for global privacy, appeared at CES 2020 this week to discuss the company’s approach to smartphone security. She stressed the company’s opposition to the creation of software backdoors into devices, and also said:

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What is HomeKit-secured and why should you use it?

All things being equal (they’re not)

What is iCloud Folder Sharing?

Making no one safe

Information is power