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Tag Archives: iOS
SSCC 170 – Is the best time to shop at a store right after it has a breach? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski, John Shier and Paul Ducklin as they turn news into advice…
Apple pushes out iOS 8.1 – kills the mobile POODLE and closes some, ahem, “backdoors”
The marquee vulnerablity fixed in iOS 8.1 is, as you might expect, POODLE. But there are other cryptographic fixes in iOS 8.1 that are equally important…because cryptography is notoriously hard to get right first time.
FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go “too far” with default encryption
FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go too far with default encryption settings on mobile devices, including the iPhone 6 and Nexus 6 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Does the FBI really have a legal right to exploit encryption backdoors to pursue suspects?
US Attorney General urges tech companies to leave back doors open on gadgets for police
Don’t lock police out of popular consumer gadgets, lest law enforcement’s efforts to nab kidnappers or child predators be stymied, the US AG said, becoming the latest of a string of government officials to speak out since Google and Apple announced they were changing encryption on their mobile operating systems.
Are you tired of weak or fake zero-day exploits? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch our latest 60 Second Security video! An entertaining but insightful look at the week’s security woes – in just one minute…
SSCC 166 – A sleeping bag and a camping stove to queue for an iPhone? [PODCAST]
For your listening pleasure! Here’s the latest episode in our weekly podcast series…
Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 update, tells users to roll back to iOS 8
Apple’s telling users to ditch the update after it knocked out cellular service and disabled Touch ID for iPhones, on top of a list of other glitches – stalling, crashing and more. 
No, ‘Apple Wave’ does not let you charge your iPhones in the microwave
No, new features in iOS 8 do *not* include “Apple Wave” wireless microwave frequency charging, regardless of what 4chan tells you. Remember: Don’t let Apple-new-release fever fog your brain, and do NOT believe everything you read on the intertubes!
10 security holes that cybercrooks dream about – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s episode of 60 Second Security. Enjoy the latest security news in just one minute…