Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I have written about the difference between Apple iOS cyber security and Android OS security before. In my opinion, Apple has the edge for a variety of reasons: But Android is catching up… Recently Google has taken a number of steps to improve the cyber security of Android devices: A …
Every vendor must do it – issue cyber security patches. For app vendors, if you use the app, you get the updates. For operating systems like Windows and the various flavours of Apple OS it is straight forward as the vendors have direct control of the OS and push regular …
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In most cases we all spend quite a bit money on our phones – Diana will tell you I spend too much! But whatever we spend, we all have an expectation of them lasting a number of years. However, when is a smartphone worn out? When the battery is no …
Keeping track of the software and hardware you use, that then are discovered to have security flaws in them is important, especially if those flaws are being exploited by threat actors. The quicker you or the people responsible for your cyber security know there are issues, the quicker any available …
I have written about the privacy issues surrounding Apple AirTags and similar gadgets. They were originally made to enable careless people (like me) find our keys and other things that get misplaced. It did not take people long to realise they could also track people with them. This is a …
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