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Enterprise resilience: Backup and management tips for iOS, Mac

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Macs, Security, small business

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:30:00 -0800

Apple’s solutions are seeing increasing use across the enterprise, but do you have a business resilience strategy in place in case things go wrong?

If you’re one of the estimated 73% of SMBs that have not yet made such preparation, now might be a good time to start.

Your data is your business

It’s challenging enough when a consumer user suffers data loss as precious memories and valuable information go up in the digital smoke. Natural disasters, technology and infrastructure problems or human-made problems such as burglary, cyberattacks or civil unrest can all impact the sanctity of your systems, whatever platform you use. It matters because in today’s connected world, your data is your business.

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ComputerWorld Independent

Apple, the FIDO Alliance and the future of passwords

March 17, 2020 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Mobile, passwords, Security, smartphones

Apple is the latest firm to join the FIDO Alliance, an industry standards group developing more secure ways to log in to online accounts and apps using multi-factor authentication (MFA), biometric authentication and physical security keys. Computerworld's Lucas Mearian joins Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp to discuss the Apple move, how different forms of authentication work and how far away we are from a password-less world.

Security Sophos

Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack

March 2, 2020 0 Comments Android, Apple, bixby, dolphin attack, dolphinattack, Google, Google Assistant, Huawei, lyrebird, motorola, Privacy, Samsung, security threats, Siri, surfingattack, ultrasonic waves, Ultrasound, voice assistants, xiaomi

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:07:04 +0000

Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4GKhM4slSc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

How and why you need HomeKit-secured smart homes

February 27, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Home Tech, iOS, Mobile, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:40:00 -0800

Once upon a time the Internet was amazing, enabling niche interests and connecting people. Apple’s iMac was the epitome of the era, while the iPhone became the prophet of change.

What is HomeKit-secured and why should you use it?

These days hackers break into home networks using our routers and smart home devices, which is why everyone must learn how to use HomeKit-secured routers to keep their connected homes safe.

Apple announced HomeKit-secured routers at WWDC 2019. The first few devices to support the tech recently began to reach market, including options from Linksys and (now) Amazon’s Eero routers.

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Security Sophos

Brave beats other browsers in privacy study

February 27, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, Brave, browser privacy, chrome, Edge, firefox, Google, Google Chrome, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla, Privacy, Safari, Web Browsers, Yandex

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:32:13 +0000

Users looking for a privacy-focused browser might want to consider Brave first, according to a study published this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nYYmchFylNA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Apple’s iOS pasteboard leaks location data to spy apps

February 26, 2020 0 Comments Apple, copy and paste, gps data, iOS, location data, mysk, Operating Systems, OS X, pasteboard, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:28:24 +0000

A developer has discovered that malicious apps could exploit the pasteboard to work out a user’s location.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C0t83agCkD4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Android 11 to clamp down on background location access

February 25, 2020 0 Comments Android, android 11, Apple, background location, Google, iOS, location data, Mobile, Operating Systems, Privacy

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:51:53 +0000

Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pgha-yLJwm8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Smart speakers mistakenly eavesdrop up to 19 times a day

February 25, 2020 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, Apple, Cortana, echo dot, Google, Google Assistant, harmon kardon invoke, HomePod, Machine Learning, Microsoft, Privacy, Siri, smart speakers

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:47:17 +0000

That smart home speaker isn’t listening to everything you say, according to new research – but it is listening a lot more than it should.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/J0yh5jhzK8w” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

SSL/TLS certificate validity chopped down to one year by Apple’s Safari

February 25, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Apple Safari, ca/browser forum, certificate authorities, Cryptography, Google, https, Privacy, Safari, security threats, sha-1, ssl/tls, TLS, tls certificates, Web Browsers

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 11:42:33 +0000

From 1 September 2020, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with more than a year on the clock.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cpkLvAwmg9A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

ComputerWorld Independent

Why every user needs a smart speaker security policy

February 24, 2020 0 Comments Apple, Home Tech, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:06:00 -0800

Does your voice assistant wake up randomly when you are engaged in normal conversation, listening to radio, or watching TV? You’re not alone, and this may have serious implications in enterprise security policy.

All things being equal (they’re not)

“Anyone who has used voice assistants knows that they accidentally wake up and record when the ‘wake word’ isn’t spoken – for example, ‘seriously’ sounds like the wake word ‘Siri’ and often causes Apple’s Siri-enabled devices to start listening,” the Smart Speakers research study says.

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