The Electronic Frontier Foundation advocates on online privacy and freedoms – here is what it has to say on Apple’s latest announcements: VICTORY! Apple Commits to Encrypting iCloud, Drops Phone-Scanning Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)
Apple Privacy and Security Enhancements – I’m in
Apple has announced a range of security and privacy enhancements for the for their platforms including encryption of a range of personal data stored in their iCloud, for instance messages, photos, files etc.. It is being rolled out and tested in the US in the next few months and is …
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Where the hackers sell your personal information and who buys it
The hackers have the motivation to steal your personal data and credentials as it is very easy for them to monetise these types of attacks. The threat actors have their own supply chains buried within webs of security and obfuscation. The hackers will steal the personal information, using a suite …
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More Twitter issues – and why text messages are a poor authentication option
Now the SMS text authentication is only working for some people: Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication Is Melting Down | WIRED Do you want to know why SMS text message authentication is a very poor third behind app based multi-factor authentication and just about anything else? Read on: Twitter ‘closes offices’ …
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Malicious Android smartphone apps
Here are a couple of the current examples of Android malware that could compromise your organisation, reported in the technical press this week. New SandStrike spyware infects Android devices via malicious VPN app (bleepingcomputer.com) Malicious Android apps with 1M+ installs found on Google Play (bleepingcomputer.com) They have different malicious intent …
