Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:41:03 +0000
It’s not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it’s a “foregone conclusion” that she knows her phone passcode.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DdWnZ_mEEBY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:47:00 -0700
How secure are the connected smart devices you keep in your home? How much protection have you put in place, and have you even taken a minute to change your default router password?
The truth is many smart home device users (and those running connected devices in smart offices, enterprises, manufacturing and beyond) may not yet have taken stock of their security.
This is a particular problem when it comes to older smart devices, many of which are still in use even though a large number of them shipped with weak or non-replaceable factory default passcodes.
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:06:07 +0000
The flaw is a rare ‘unquoted path class’ described as “so thoroughly documented that you would expect programmers to be well aware…” But that’s not the case.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PLucYEnVB5k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:25:17 +0000
Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another – this time in Signal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kuYuPSST8YI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:27:19 +0000
This malicious O.MG Lightning cable has come a long way, with extensive work on the kinds of payload it can deliver.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/P7a9UkBNKp0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:57:37 +0000
People are taking different tacks to get around Apple’s tightly controlled phone rules.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wSp7NxeUhpU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:48:42 +0000
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| A new exploit for iOS enables attackers to gain permanent access to iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and more—with zero potential for patching. Learn why this is possibly the biggest security news for iOS since its inception. Categories: Tags: Appleapple securityapple vulnerabilitycheckm8exploitexploitsiOSiOS exploitvulnerability |
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:15:00 -0700
Enterprise users can now wrap a new layer of security around their web services, thanks to Apple’s introduction of support for USB security keys in Safari 13.0.1.
Dongles aren’t a terribly convenient security protection for most people, but government, military and regulated industries are always searching out new ways to secure themselves, and their data.
FIDO2-compliant USB security keys – such as those made by Yubico – add a layer of security to the verification process:
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:56:00 -0700
Apple may place much of its focus on Apple Arcade and consumer-friendly iPad/iPhone features, but there are numerous enterprise-focused enhancements wrapped up inside iOS 13.
The company’s latest operating systems introduce a host of productivity-enhancing upgrades, particularly for the iPad.
Yet the biggest improvements specifically for enterprise users aim to make a more robust division between personal and enterprise data for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) deployments, solving one of the big challenges in the space.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 05:29:00 -0700
If you’ve (successfully) upgraded to iOS 13 or just got hold of a new iPhone 11 or 11 Pro, there are new security settings in Apple’s latest operating system you need to learn and use. Here’s what’s important to understand.
There were 26.3 billion robocalls in the U.S. in 2018. It’s a a sickness.
You can stop the contagion thanks to a new in iOS 13 feature that directs incoming calls from unknown numbers (ie. those you don’t have in your Contacts book) to voicemail. It’s a useful feature that isn’t enabled by default.