Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 12:15:26 +0000
Apple aims to fix the password problem forever with a single-tap sign in approach known as the passkey. Will it work?
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:26:56 +0000
Apple’s published some numbers about the number of apps blocked from getting into the App store, along with other security news from the WWDC
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 08:11:00 -0700
More opportunities for engineers and developers to implement declarative device management solutions are likely to emerge at WWDC 2022, at least, according to MacAdmins.
Speaking during the pre-event podcast, speakers argue that Apple will eventually require that all mobile device management (MDM) providers introduce support for declarative management. Might this include bringing declarative device management to the Mac?
Apple first introduced declarative device management last year, largely for two reasons: to make devices more proactive, and to reduce the impact on MDM servers that handle large fleets of devices. This should boost performance and scalability.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:30:00 -0700
Apple says millions of fraudulent attempts are made against the App Store and its users each year. The company prevented $1.5 billion in fraudulent transactions in 2021, it said, in line with similar levels of fraud in 2020.
The company explains how fraudsters attempt to commit fraud via the store.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 12:16:00 -0700
For industrial applications, the Internet of Things risks becoming the Internet of Thieves. Perhaps industries making use of connected solutions should take a leaf out the Apple book and lock down their infrastructure.
As digital processes become deeply embedded across every industry, it makes sense that industrial control systems were tested at this year’s Pwn2Own contest. Hackers were asked to seek out vulnerabilities in industrial software and systems.
Contest winners Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade found that once they managed to break into the IT networks used at these companies, it was “relatively easy” to then cause havoc with systems and equipment.
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 10:02:50 +0000
The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last seven days.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:56:58 +0000
Latest episode – listen now!
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 14:12:25 +0000
AirTag stalking is in the news as bills look to close loopholes used by stalkers. What are AirTags, and how can they be used to track people?
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 09:30:25 +0000
You’ll find fixes for numerous kernel-level code execution holes, including an 0-day vulnerability in many (though not all) versions.
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 08:38:00 -0700
Apple may have put some of its plans to scan devices for CSAM material on hold, but the European Commission has put them right back in the spotlight with a move to force messaging services to begin monitoring for such material.
In terms of child protection, it’s a good thing. Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is a far bigger problem than many people realize; victims of this appalling trade end up with shattered lives.