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Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/ZDNet × ios-13-5-1.png Apple on Monday released iOS 13.5.1 for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. The release notes only mention security updates, and the update itself was 77.5MB on my iPhone 11 Pro Max. Shortly after releasing the update, Apple updated its security updates page with more information about what exactly was […] More
Only around a third of users usually change their passwords following a data breach announcement, according to a recent study published by academics from the Carnegie Mellon University’s Security and Privacy Institute (CyLab). The study, presented earlier this month at the IEEE 2020 Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection, was not based on survey data, […] More
Time to dump those cheap dollar-store flash drives, or the ones you picked up at a trade show and get a encrypted micro USB SSD that would impress James Bond. More
I’ve noticed a worrying trend lately. As more and more people are working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been a big increase in people using USB flash drives to store data. I’ve lost count of the number of cheap dollar-store drives, or drives picked up at trade shows I’ve seen in use. […] More
Apple has awarded a bug bounty hunter $100,000 for finding and reporting a severe security issue that could lead to the takeover of third-party user accounts. As reported by Hacker News, researcher Bhavuk Jain discovered the vulnerability in the “Sign in with Apple” feature, a developer feature that allows users to sign in to services […] More
During a hearing held by the Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit last month into the cybersecurity resilience of Commonwealth entities, the federal opposition poked holes in current reporting requirements and highlighted a lack of accountability for when Commonwealth entities come up short. The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) faced the firing line, with […] More
In March, T-Mobile revealed a security incident in which cyberattackers were able to successfully infiltrate the firm’s email services, leading to the compromise of T-Mobile customer and employee information, as well as staff email accounts. Names, addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, plan information, and billing information may have been stolen. Via: ZDNet More
When it comes to thwarting foreign interference through social media platforms, Twitter believes what is important is to approach the issue as a broad geopolitical challenge, not one of content moderation, saying that government needs to assume some of the responsibility. “Removal of content alone will not address this challenge and while it does play […] More
