Security News

Android’s Security Key Now Works with iOS Devices
2019-06-13 14:38

Starting this week, Android phones can be used to verify sign-ins on Apple iPads and iPhones, Google announced.  The capability is enabled by the recently introduced 2-Step Verification (2SV)...

High-Severity Cisco Flaw in IOS XE Enables Device Takeover
2019-06-13 13:57

A high-severity flaw could give attackers full control of Cisco routers or switches.

Android's Built-in Security Key Now Works With iOS Devices For Secure Login
2019-06-12 17:33

In April this year, a software update from Google overnight turned all Android phones, running Android 7.0 Nougat and up, into a FIDO-certified hardware security key as part of a push to encourage...

iOS 13 will map the apps that are tracking you
2019-06-11 11:00

A map will display the snail-slime trails that we all leave behind in our daily travels and through which background tracking apps follow us.

Two-thirds of iOS apps don’t use App Transport Security
2019-06-07 12:53

Most iOS apps don’t take advantage of App Transport Security​ (ATS), a networking security feature offered by Apple that ensures encrypted connections between apps and the servers they communicate...

iOS Shortcut for Recording the Police
2019-06-07 11:24

"Hey Siri; I'm getting pulled over" can be a shortcut: Once the shortcut is installed and configured, you just have to say, for example, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over." Then the program...

Many iOS Developers Don’t Use Encryption: Report
2019-06-06 15:42

Many developers who are creating applications for Apple's iOS do not use encryption in their software, a report from security startup Wandera shows. read more

Why open sourcerors might want to ditch Android for iOS
2019-06-05 22:46

Apple has long been the proprietary bad guy, but Google’s privacy-sucking ways in Android should give open source freedom fighters reason to consider switching.

iOS developers still failing to build end-to-end encryption into apps
2019-06-05 13:57

Despite a mandate from Apple, 68% of developers disable ATS globally on their apps, according to a Wandera report.

Batterygate news: Apple to warn users if iOS updates throttle iPhones
2019-05-24 10:37

Competition regulators investigated Apple due to concerns that people were needlessly repairing or replacing slow phones.