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Security lessons from a Mac-only fintech company

November 20, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Browsers, Macs, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 07:43:00 -0800

Apple remains a highly secure choice for enterprise professionals, but security threats remain and the environment requires sophisticated endpoint management tools, confirmed Build America Mutual (BAM) CTO, David McIntyre.

The Mac only bank

BAM is one of the leading U.S. municipal bond insurers and has insured over $65 billion since launch in 2012. It also has the rare distinction of being a fintech firm that is completely based on Macs.

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Apple fires employee after he texts customer’s pic to his own phone

November 15, 2019 0 Comments Apple, apple store, employee, fired, gloria elisa fuentes, iPhone, Law & order, Mobile, nudes, Privacy, sexting, stolen photos

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:29:42 +0000

An “EXTREMELY PERSONAL”, year-old pic, the woman said, that he had to scroll through 5,000 photos to get to. Police are investigating.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pJ0UYPjeVG8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook fixes iPhone camera bug

November 14, 2019 0 Comments App Store, Apple, Bug, bug fix, facebook, facebook app, iOS, Mobile, Operating Systems, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:06:27 +0000

Facebook was quick to reassure iPhone users this week that it wasn’t secretly spying on them via its app, after someone found the software keeping the phone’s rear camera active in the background.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UyD6qD0fxUo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store

November 13, 2019 0 Comments api, App Store, Apple, facebook, Instagram, itunes, like patrol, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:25:45 +0000

Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social network.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/iD44YJoVJ-c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple to fix Siri bug that exposed parts of encrypted emails

November 12, 2019 0 Comments AI, ai assistant, Apple, bob gendler, iOS, MacOS, Operating Systems, OS X, Privacy, security threats, Siri

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:02:06 +0000

Apple may care about your privacy but that doesn’t mean it gets it right all the time, especially when it comes to training its Siri AI assistant.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TwQGoS3CLXs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

Why you should begin using Sign in with Apple

November 8, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Macs, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:17:00 -0800

Apple has published lots of information explaining how its newly introduced Sign in With Apple service solves a problem most of us didn’t know existed and which many of us would very much like to solve.

Who watches the watchmen?

The issue:

Most social sign-in services act a little like people-tracking honey pots: You come to use a website or service and stay because the people providing the authorization use that moment to gather even more information about what you do.

What happens is that the persistent identity used by those services can be combined with other data to identify where you go, what you look for and more.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Duck Duck Go offers Mac users even more privacy

November 7, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Browsers, iOS, MacOS, Macs, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:20:00 -0800

People are finally waking up to the importance of privacy and the risk of entities over whom we have no control hoovering up the details of our digital lives, and that’s why the latest news from Duck Duck Go is so worthwhile.

Apple’s good privacy just got better

We know Apple is working to protect privacy – its newly updated privacy website shares a huge amount of information on its efforts, while the newly-published Safari white paper confirms the browser’s privacy protections include (among other things):

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Hai uno dei primi iPhone o iPad? Aggiornalo ora o dovrai trasformalo in un fermacarte

November 7, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iPad, iPhone, Per gli utenti, update

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:30:59 +0000

E’ possibile evitargli questo destino aggiornando il dispositivo, ma c’è un dettaglio fondamentale: è necessario fare l’upgrade entro le 12:00 UTC del 3 novembre<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/xM1v2f1ZA2M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

Duck Duck Go gives Mac users even more privacy

November 7, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Macs, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:20:00 -0800

People are finally waking up to the importance of privacy and the risk of entities over whom you have no control hoovering up the details of our digital lives, and that’s why the latest news from Duck Duck Go is so worthwhile.

Apple’s good privacy just got better

We know Apple is working to protect our privacy – its newly updated privacy website shares a huge amount of information on this, while the newly-published Safari white paper confirms the browser’s privacy protections include (among other things):

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple updates its privacy pages; you should take a look

November 6, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:01:00 -0800

Apple has updated its privacy website and published several white papers explaining its approach to the issue and how its products protect your privacy.

Apple offers more information than ever

The updated website delivers much more information now, with a broad overview of what the company is doing. It details features and controls as well as the company’s privacy policy and transparency report.

The site also offers a selection of understandable white papers that explain how privacy controls work in Safari, Location Services, Photos and Sign-in With Apple. These contain a large amount of information on Apple and its services.

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