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WWDC: Apple’s NFC plan is a big developer opportunity

May 29, 2018 admin iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 08:01:00 -0700

Apple will open up fresh opportunities for developers as it extends Near Field Communications (NFC) support in iOS to more uses.

NFC: Apple’s story so far

Apple introduced support for a new NFC framework called Core NFC at WWDC 2017. Developers were pleased, but the implementations were rather limited.

Core NFC let developers build apps that read NFC tags, but only for things like visitor attractions and museum exhibitions.

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ComputerWorld Independent

How to see everything Apple knows about you (u)

May 23, 2018 admin Apple Mac, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 04:41:00 -0700

Apple has at last introduced a new tool that lets you request and download everything the company knows about you, including all the data it gathers and retains when using the company’s retail outlets, iCloud, apps, products, and services.

Why is this tool available?

In part, Apple has made this information available to bring it into line with Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation, laws designed to better protect individual privacy in an online age.

Google, Facebook, Twitter, and almost every other company has also had to introduce these tools, making it far easier for users to compare the quantity and depth of information these unconstrained corporations hold about them.

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Kaspersky Security

Secure Element — securing contactless payments in smartphones

May 21, 2018 admin Android, Android Pay, Apple Pay, contactless payments, Google Pay, Host Card Emulation, iOS, samsung pay, Secure Element, smartphones, Technology

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 10:44:13 +0000

A look at how payment information is protected on smartphones that support contactless payments.

Kaspersky Security

Roaming Mantis infects smartphones through Wi-Fi routers

May 18, 2018 admin Android, DNS hijacking, iOS, Mining, news, phishing, Roaming Mantis, routers, smartphones, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 10:16:15 +0000

Originally targeting users from Japan, Korea, and China, Roaming Mantis is quickly spreading worldwide, infecting smartphones through hacked wi-fi routers.

Kaspersky Security

Roaming Mantis infects smartphones via wi-fi routers

May 18, 2018 admin Android, DNS hijacking, iOS, Mining, news, phishing, Roaming Mantis, routers, smartphones, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Drozhzhin| Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 10:16:15 +0000

Originally targeting users from Japan, Korea, and China, Roaming Mantis is quickly spreading worldwide, infecting smartphones through hacked wi-fi routers.

MalwareBytes Security

Seven security tips for staying safe on an iPhone

May 16, 2018 admin 101, apple, iOS, iPhone, iphone security, Mac, mobile phone security

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

iPhones have a reputation for being incredibly secure. However, using an iPhone is not an automatic guarantee of invulnerability. These seven tips will help make sure your iPhone is the digital fortress it was meant to be.

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ComputerWorld Independent

How to see everything Apple knows about you

April 30, 2018 admin Apple Mac, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 04:41:00 -0700

Why is this available?

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The New Mobile Threat Landscape, circa 2017 to 2018

April 26, 2018 admin Android, Consumer, cryptocurrency, cybercriminals, iOS, Mobile Security, Mobile Threat Landscape, ransomware, Security

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:10 +0000

Submitted by Ian Grutze If mobile threats diversified and expanded in 2016, they matured in 2017. Mobile ransomware continued to rear its head, burgeoning into the platform’s most prevalent threat. Simple screen lockers, for instance, evolved into file-encrypting malware, some of which even seemed to keep pace with their desktop counterparts in terms of malicious routines….

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