security

I was gifted an iPad from my 95 year old mother who is no longer able to use it due to failing eyesight. It's been about 3 years since she accessed anything on it. She's forgotten her iCloud PW and the answers to the security questions to be able to reset the PW. If they were written down...

According to a new report from Elcomsoft, via MacRumours, the latest iOS 11.4 beta includes a USB Restricted Mode that disables the Lightning port of your iOS device in certain conditions after 7 days. Elcomsoft said that it found after testing the latest beta that the feature is enabled and...

Video doorbell and security camera company Ring has today announced on its official blog that it is launching a new app called “Neighbors,” which it says is “the new neighbourhood watch.” Ring reveals that the company was inspired to launch the new standalone Neighbors app by the popularity of...

MacRumors reports today on a new statement that was just issued by the Reform Government Surveillance Coalition, which includes Apple, along with some of the other biggest tech companies in the world, including Google, Microsoft, Dropbox, Snap, Evernote, LinkedIn, Oath, and Facebook. The...

Apple has issued a memo to its employees in which it warns them about leaking confidential information to the media, writes Bloomberg, via AppleInsider. The leaked memo also says that Apple is still trying to find all the people who are leaking within its organisation. The memo, which was...

Had my Air 2 for a couple of years now. It has never been jail broken, but recently I ran an old info app as the iPad was locking up. Discovered the attached details. Sent the info to Apple but received no reply, they can be very tight lipped about security. Ran the same app on an old iPad 2...

Recode writes that Apple has recruited renowned forensic security and mobile phone hacking expert Jonathan Zdziarski, with Zdziarski himself announcing today that he has accepted Apple’s offer to join its Security Engineering and Architecture team. While Zdziarski did not discuss the specifics...

Hi, all. Very long time no see, I know. Things have been going well with my device. According to the model number, I can't upgrade my iPad Mini 1st gen to iOS 10. Is there any realistic chance that this could pose a security risk? Many thanks, Casey

iDownload Blog reports that according to Apple’s latest figures, the iOS 9 adoption rate has now reached 87% of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, representing a 1-point gain from a month ago. In this same period, iOS 8 fell from 11% to 10% of devices, possibly signifying that upgrades could...

BGR writes that Apple security guru Ivan Krstic is to give a talk at 12:50 Eastern Time on August 4 at the 2016 BlackHat USA security conference in Las Vegas. According to BGR, Krstic’s talk will feature an in-depth overview of the advanced security features that Apple has built into the...

Senior Apple security engineers have told reporters that they consider hackers to be a bigger threat to iOS device security than the government. MacRumors reports that according to TechCrunch, the Apple engineers that briefed reporters on security said, in the light of recent events, that they...