by AppleInsider | Jul 19, 2019 | Apple security, security
An Israeli security firm claims it has developed a smartphone surveillance tool that can harvest not only a user's local data but also all their device's communications with cloud-based services provided by the likes of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. According...
by AppleInsider | Jul 9, 2019 | security
A serious zero-day vulnerability in the Zoom video conferencing app for Mac was publicly disclosed today by security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh. In a Medium post, Leitschuh demonstrated that simply visiting a webpage allows the site to forcibly initiate a video...
by AppleInsider | Jun 17, 2019 | Cellebrite, iOS 12, security
Israel-based software developer Cellebrite, known for breaking into mobile devices like the iPhone to obtain sensitive data, has announced that it can now unlock any iOS device running up to iOS 12.3, which was released only a month ago. The firm revealed the...
by AppleInsider | May 30, 2019 | Encryption, privacy, security, United Kingdom
Apple and other tech giants have joined civil society groups and security experts in condemning proposals from Britain's cybersecurity agency that would enable law enforcement to access end-to-end encrypted messages (via CNBC). British Government's Communications HQ...
by AppleInsider | Jan 7, 2019 | Arlo, CES 2019, security
Arlo Technologies today announced its new Arlo Ultra 4K wire-free HDR security camera and Arlo Security System, the latter of which is being billed as a comprehensive security solution for the home or business. The HomeKit-compatible Arlo Ultra 4K HDR video camera...
by AppleInsider | Dec 16, 2018 | Encryption, security
In macOS Mojave, you can choose to encrypt and decrypt disks on the fly right from the desktop. Using this convenient Finder option, we're going to show you how to encrypt a USB flash drive (or "thumb drive"), which is useful if you're traveling light and want to take...
