Apple has released a massive update to its “iOS Security” white paper for IT professionals. It contains more information on iOS security than Apple has ever shared publicly before, including extensive details on Touch ID, Data Protection, network security, application security, and nearly all security-related features, options, and protective controls.
For the first time, we have extensive details on iCloud security. For security professionals like myself, this is like waking up and finding a pot of gold sitting on my keyboard. Along with some of the most impressive security I’ve ever seen, Apple has provided a way to make it impossible for agencies like the NSA to obtain your iCloud Keychain passwords.
Read more«Kaspersky Lab” found that the imperfect implementation of the network protocol used by the product of Absolute Computrace Absolute Software, can become a kind of “Archimedean lever” and useful software to transform into a powerful tool intruders.
This software is capable of potentially open defect cybercriminals access to millions of computers around the world – and as a key in this case, perform a software agent Absolute Computrace, stored in the BIOS firmware of modern computers and laptops. Analyze this feature security software specialists Absolute Software “Kaspersky Lab” began after found that Absolute Computrace software agent is working on a number of computers without prior authorization.
Read moreWhen you type a password into a mobile payment app, you'd probably expect it to protect that password somehow. But it seems that the Starbucks app for iOS doesn't actually lock its usernames and passwords down. According to a Computerworld report, company executives admitted today that the mobile app stores passwords in clear text, with no encryption of any sort. By connecting your phone to a computer, the report claims, someone could easily retrieve your password from a crash log.
What's more, it appears that Starbucks may not intend to actually fix the problem. While the company told both Computerworld and The Seattle Times that the company had "taken steps to safeguard customers' information," it's unclear what steps it could have taken.
Read moreThe team of developers and designers working on SafeUM secure messenger is ready to present interface options for one of the most popular platforms - iOS.
Given the characteristics of the platform, usability has been thought through to minute detail and application design has been adapted to better suit all iOS features and functionality. Easy-to-use menu of the mobile version allows to customize the application according to your personal needs for the security level and anonymity. You can use the application more comfortably with the auto-rotation feature.
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