Russia’s Kremlin ordered officials to stop using iPhones, apparently over concerns the devices could be vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies, Reuters reports. When surveillance-as-a-service firms sit exposed for brazenly undermining device security, it’s hard to think there isn’t an argument there. But the bigger story isn’t the harm to Apple’s small business in Russia, it’s the threat to digital supply chains it shows.
Mac, iPad, and iPhone users can choose to automatically install system security patches as they are released with a new Apple feature called Rapid Security Response.
Rapid Security Response aims to secure Apple’s platforms with automated security updates. The idea is that if every user automatically installs such patches, the entire ecosystem becomes inherently more secure.
Announced last year at WWDC 2022, Apple began testing the feature in October. During beta testing, it shared four content-free downloads to test its distribution system, including one recent test in March. While the feature can be enabled on devices running the latest operating system, as of this month Apple had not yet begun to ship genuine security patches.
Apple appears poised to make it more difficult to use cheap USB-C cables with its devices, and while it may well make a few dollars more from the purported plan, there are also good reasons to put the system in place.
The claim is that Apple plans to replace Lightning ports and cables with USB-C in the iPhone 15, and when it does it will introduce a Made For iPhone (MFi) scheme for such products. The idea is that consumers will be able to purchase cables and other devices in full confidence that they will be compatible with their iPhone.
Categories: Awareness Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: iPhone Tags: calendar Tags: spam Tags: iOS Tags: mobile Tags: device Tags: ad Tags: advert Tags: popup Tags: permission Tags: remove Tags: notification Tags: Apple Is your iPhone claiming that you’ve been hacked, your phone isn’t protected, or that viruses have damaged it? It could be calendar spam. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: T-Mobile Tags: ransomware Tags: Microsoft Tags: TikTok Tags: privacy Tags: Data Privacy Day 2023 Tags: Data Privacy Week 2023 Tags: Malwarebytes 2023 State of Mobile Cybersecurity Tags: Riot Games Tags: VASTFLUX Tags: Grand Theft Auto 5 Tags: iPhone Tags: vRealize Tags: video game fish Tags: credit cart theft Tags: DuoLingo Tags: K-12 Tags: Vice Society Tags: Hive ransomware The most interesting security related news from the week of January 23-19. |
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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 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.
Categories: Android Categories: Apple Categories: News Tags: devices Tags: recycle Tags: back up Tags: reset Tags: android Tags: mac Tags: apple Tags: iphone Tags: ipad Tags: windows Tags: chromebook Before we hand down, sell on, or recycle our old device we will want to make sure all personal data are backed up and deleted from the device. Here’s how… |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: week in security Tags: AWIS Tags: weekly blog recap Tags: Indiana Tags: TikTok Tags: MSP Tags: electronic sales suppression tools Tags: iPhone Tags: Play ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: Nebula Tags: Quarantine for Cloud Storage Scanning Tags: SOC Tags: ROI Tags: Uber Tags: Apple Tags: virtual kidnapping Tags: DDoS booter service Tags: law enforcement takedown Tags: InfraGuard Tags: InfraGuard breach The most interesting security related news from the week of December 12 to 18. |
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Read moreCategories: Apple Categories: News Tags: Apple Tags: DMA Tags: Digital Markets Act Tags: European Commission Tags: EU Tags: iPhone Tags: iPad Tags: Big Tech Tags: App Store More freedom and greater risks could be on the cards for European users. |
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Read moreCategories: News Tags: London Tags: Shenzen Tags: UK Tags: China Tags: phone Tags: stolen Tags: theft Tags: thief Tags: iPhone Tags: Apple Tags: Find My Ever wondered what happens to your phone when it gets stolen? The answer may surprise you. We’re in it for the long haul… |
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