Credit to Author: Tiziana Carboni| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 04:48:56 +0000
Scopriamolo insieme a Rowland Yu, Senior Threat Researcher di Sophos<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/UDTETFqTkqs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 03:23:00 -0700
Apple upgrades its Safari browser on macOS and iOS just once a year, making the refresh more strategic than most of its rivals, notably Google, which last year had eight separate opportunities to add features or functionality to Chrome.
The next Safari, which will be bundled with macOS 10.14 ‘Mojave’ and iOS 12, and offered as a separate download for those who stick with macOS High Sierra (10.13) and Sierra (10.12), thus must make its enhancements count.
On the security and privacy side, Safari tries its hardest to build a case. Here are the important ways Apple’s browser – which shed user share on both the desktop and on mobile over the past year – has staked its reputation for the next 12 months.
Credit to Author: Editor| Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:34:49 +0000
We interviewed Senior Threat Researcher, Rowland Yu, to find out…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/FeUV3849yNc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:43:00 -0700
Apple confirmed today it will close a security hole that has allowed law enforcement officials, working with forensic companies, to break into iPhones to retrieve data related to criminal investigations.
In the upcoming release of iOS 12, Apple will change default settings on iPhones to shutter access to the USB port when the phone has not been unlocked for one hour. In its beta release of iOS 11.3, Apple introduced the feature – known as USB Restricted Mode – but cut it from iOS 11.3 before that version was released publicly.
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:36:00 -0700
Using an iPad or iPhone to mine bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies would be hard to do, as the CPU power available to complete the task would be a drop in the bucket compared to what’s needed.
But using a portion of the CPU power from thousands of iPads or iPhones to mine cryptocurrency makes more sense – and that’s exactly what some malware has been doing.
Apple is now moving to stop the practice.
[ Further reading: The way blockchain-based cryptocurrencies are governed could soon change ]
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 03:11:00 -0700
Apple at its Worldwide Developers Conference this week released an API that allows developers and researchers to create applications that connect to Health Records, a feature released with iOS 11.3 that allows patients to port their electronic health info to mobile devices and share data between care providers.
While the move promises to streamline the sharing of healthcare data, it also could open the door to that highly sensitive data falling into the wrong hands.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 06:48:00 -0700
Have you installed iOS 11.4? Once you’d looked at AirPlay 2and Messages in iCloud, did you happen to take a look at the contents of the security updates?
If you did you’ll have been disappointed.
Apple hasn’t disclosed details concerning the security content of the new software. It hasn’t revealed anything concerning USB Restricted Mode, which apparently makes it harder for people to hack into your device.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 05:30:00 -0700
Along with key HomePod improvements, Apple also introduced Messages in iCloud with iOS 11.4. It’s a useful feature designed to store your Messages and attachments in iCloud, but enterprise users should think twice before enabling it.
I’m not saying iCloud is not secure – so long as you use a six-or more digit passcode or (better, but more awkward) an alphanumeric passcode, it’s highly secure. I’m reasonably confident a strong password, Apple’s own systems and its insistence you use two-factor authentication is enough for most of us.