Security News

Apple has officially added a controversial security feature, USB Restricted Mode, to iPhones as part of its new iOS 11.4.1, released on Monday.

Twitter has some good news for users looking to improve the security of their account: the company has begun rolling out the “login verification with a security key” option. Twitter announced on...

The next version of iOS looks set to block all communication through the lightning port if the phone hasn’t been unlocked for an hour.

The move escalates tensions between the phone giant and federal law enforcement when it comes to mobile security.
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Police traced an "electronic trail" to the suspect's house where the USB drive was hidden.

Can you blindly ban all USB drives, or will it lead to "shadow IT" where staff use them anyway? Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar has his say...

After 7 days if there's no passcode, then there's no access.

In a change possibly targeted at law enforcement, Apple is changing iOS to disable the USB port after a device is idle for seven days, and only a user unlock can reverse it.

Thanks to auto-play, it’s possible to crash Windows systems by simply inserting the drive into the USB port, no further user interaction necessary.