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How to use Apple’s advanced iCloud security tools

February 14, 2023 admin apple, Cloud Computing, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Apple recently rolled out new iCloud security features that could help protect mobile professionals when they’re on the road. The features include better iCloud data security, improved iMessage security, and more.

Here is how to use these new iCloud protections.

Secure your digital assets

No one should doubt that protecting personal or enterprise data has become more important than ever. Apple introduced Lockdown Mode for iCloud in 2022, following this up with even more protections in December and, most recently, introducing free privacy and security sessions in Apple retail stores in 2023.

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MalwareBytes Security

Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

February 8, 2023 admin App, developer, device, Mobile, monitoring, New York, news, nyag, stalkerware

Categories: News

Tags: stalkerware

Tags: mobile

Tags: device

Tags: NYAG

Tags: monitoring

Tags: New York

Tags: app

Tags: developer

We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those developers further down the line.

ComputerWorld Independent

ACLU, public defenders push back against Google giving police your mobile data

February 2, 2023 admin Data Privacy, Emerging Technology, Mobile, privacy, Security, small and medium business, smartphones, telecommunications industry

The ACLU and eight federal public defenders are asking the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to exclude mobile device location data obtained from Google via a so-called geofence warrant that helped law enforcement catch a bank robbery suspect.

The first geofence civil rights case to reach a federal court of appeals raises serious Fourth Amendment concerns against unreasonable search and seizure related to the location and personal information of mobile device users.

Geofence warrants have primarily been issued for Google to hand over data about every cell phone or other mobile device within a specific geographical region and timeframe. The problem: location data on every person carrying a mobile device in that area is scooped up in a wide net and their data is then handed over en masse to law enforcement.

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ComputerWorld Independent

US agency calls Apple, Google App Stores 'harmful'

February 1, 2023 admin apple, iOS, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Security, small and medium business

Apple appears to have been given yet another set of reasons to expand its legal team as the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) calls for antitrust action to force Apple and Google to make big changes to their mobile app store business models.

What’s the problem?

NTIA is the principal advisor on telecommunications and Internet policy to the Biden administration. It argues that the way things are run at present may be “harmful,” arguing that Google’s and Apple’s “gatekeeper” positions may harm consumers by raising prices and reducing innovation.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Morgan Stanley fines some employees $1M for WhatsApp, iMessage use

January 26, 2023 admin enterprise mobile management, Financial Services Industry, messaging apps, Mobile, privacy, remote work, Security, small and medium business

Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley has punished some of its employees with fines that topped more than $1 million for breaching compliance rules by using WhatsApp and iMessage for business communications.

The fines were levied by docking previous bonuses or future pay, according to a report in the Financial Times.

While the fines might seem steep, Morgan Stanley itself has had to pay millions of dollars in fines for previous SEC violations related to the use of consumer messaging apps for business purposes.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple marks Data Privacy Week with in-store privacy training, more

January 24, 2023 admin apple, Data Privacy, iPhone, Mobile, privacy, small and medium business

Apple this year is marking Data Privacy Week by working to educate iPhone users about the privacy protection tools they already have in hand, a move that has implications across any business that wants to maintain privacy.

Data protection is the bedrock of business

Data Privacy Week grew out of the Jan. 28, 2007 first convention on data protection. Today, it’s a global event that aims to raise awareness around privacy and data protection.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Why enterprises should embrace remote work in 2023

December 22, 2022 admin apple, Mobile, remote work, Security, small and medium business

Many businesses are looking to cut costs as economies face recession, but some enterprises may be ignoring one of the most effective ways to trim the fat while boosting productivity — by embracing remote working.

The power is in your hands

We know Macs, iPhones, and iPads have been seeing increased deployment across the enterprise. We also know (because IBM, SAP and so many companies tell us) that businesses that embrace Apple kit also see reduced overall cost of ownership and lower tech support costs. Employee choice delivers big benefits.

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ComputerWorld Independent

As China pushes its digital currency plans, the US falls behind

December 21, 2022 admin Financial Services Industry, Government IT, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

China’s digital Yuan project, a blockchain-based cryptocurrency for consumer and commercial finance, can no longer be considered a pilot. That’s the assessment by economic and cryptocurrency experts.

Those experts have been monitoring efforts in China and other countries developing and piloting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with the aim of establishing a blockchain-based virtual cash that is cheaper to use and faster to exchange, both at home and across international borders.

To date, the People’s Bank of China has distributed the digital yuan, called e-CNY, to 15 of China’s 23 provinces, and it has been used in more than 360 million transactions totaling north of 100 billion yuan, or $13.9 billion. The country has literally given away millions of dollars worth of digital yuan through lotteries, and its central bank has also participated in cross-border exchanges with several nations.

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