Learn how to set a strong numeric passcode or, better yet, an alphanumeric one to boost the security and protect data on your iPhone and iPad.
How to use a stronger numeric or alphanumeric password on iPhone or iPad
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You can now access Adobe Creative Cloud via the privacy-preserving Sign in with Apple option
Photoshop maker Adobe today updated the mobile Creative Cloud app for iPhone and iPad with support for the new privacy-preserving Sign in with Apple feature.
A look inside a $10 million cyber lab designed to crack iPhones
Cracking iPhones is a huge business in its own regard, especially as law enforcement agencies across the United States fork over a ton of cash to bypass a device's security.
How worried should you be about Apple and end-to-end encryption?
A new report out today says that Apple has not implemented end to end encryption on iCloud backups at the behest of the FBI. Apple hasn't verified the report, but it has other reasons not to encrypt iCloud backups. In the end, I don't worry too much about the absence of end-to-end encryption in iCloud, because it's to my benefit. Let me explain.
How to view and verify a website’s digital certificate on Mac or PC
Learn how to view the digital certificate for websites in Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox on your Mac or Windows PC to verify the ownership and ensure you’re transmitting data to a secure site.
iPhone can now be used as a physical 2FA security key for Google services in Chrome
You can now use your iPhone as a physical two-factor authentication security key for logging into Google's first-party services in the Chrome browser on another device.
FBI requesting Apple to unlock iPhones that experts say are already ‘easier to crack’
The Department of Justice and Apple are squaring off again in 2020 over encryption, with both sides reiterating stances they made very public way back in 2015.
Apple denies public request from US Attorney General to unlock Pensacola gunman’s iPhones
Apple's officially denied a request it received Monday from the US Attorney General William Barr to "unlock" a pair of iPhones owned by the Pensacola naval air station shooter, rejecting the characterization that it's failed to provide "substantive assistance" in the investigation.
U.S. Attorney General asks Apple directly to ‘provide access’ to two iPhones used by Pensacola gunman
The United States Attorney General has made a straightforward request of Apple: unlock a pair of iPhones owned by the individual who recently attacked the Pensacola naval air station in the state of Florida.
IntelligentPass 3 disables passcodes and authentication in ‘low risk’ environments
Most people turn to passcodes or biometric authentication to keep the data on their iPhones and iPads safe from unwanted prying eyes. But as many would agree, there can be certain times when such security measures may be unnecessary or workflow inhibiting, such as when your handset is safe in your home or when you’re physically holding it.
IntelligentPass 3 is a commendable jailbreak tweak by iOS developers Luke Murris and Geometric Software that prevents your pwned iOS device from asking you to enter a passcode or authenticate yourself in ‘low risk’ environments. The tweak identifies said environments based on criteria that you, the user, configure.
Microsoft says it now uses ‘secure facilities’ to review some Skype audio
Being listened to by "big companies" has been a fear for many for years, and 2019 saw most of those fears realized into actual events.
Apple’s privacy director defends its use of strong hardware encryption
Following the FBI's letter to Apple requesting assistance to extract data from password-protected iPhones used by a suspected mass shooter, the Cupertino tech giant has now dispatched its privacy director to the CES in order to defend its stance on hardware encryption.