At Apple’s September 12th event, the Cupertino-based company unveiled its new iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max handsets with a bevy of hardware upgrades from their predecessor, the iPhone X.
One of the significant leaps comes by way of faster and more secure Face ID authentication, the process of which has been sped up with improved algorithms and a zippier secure enclave.
Microsoft today launched its popular Authenticator iOS app on Apple Watch. It permits owners of Apple's wearable device to approve log-in requests securely for Microsoft websites and services, no phone required.
Adware Doctor for Mac is the No. 1 paid utility app on the Mac App Store. It's also logging browser history of users without their permission and sending it to a service in China, according to ThreatPost.
Britsh Airways (BA) has announced that hackers have carried out a "sophisticated, malicious criminal attack" against its website and app. Information breached includes personal and financial details from customers with bookings. In total, 380,000 transactions were affected, according to the BBC.
Yesterday, Google's Chrome browser celebrated its tenth birthday by bringing a fresh new look and some new features to its mobile and desktop app, now bumped to version 69.
Facebook has announced new verification and authentication tools meant to "keep Instagram safe." This includes giving users "increasing access" to Instagram's account verification process and offering support for third-party apps for two-factor authentication. There's also a new "About This Account" feature for users with large followings.
T-Mobile has announced its suffered from a data breach earlier this week. Though the problem was quickly contained, as many as 2 million customers might have had some of their personal information stolen in the hack.
Facebook has pulled Onavo Protect from App Store, its virtual private networking (VPN) client for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple repeatedly told the social network that the app violated its data collection policies by using spyware-like practices.
End-to-end encryption protects your sensitive Skype text messages, VoIP calls and more from eavesdropping. Here's what you need to know about setting up and using this optional feature, called Private Conversations, in Skype's iPhone, iPad and Mac app.
Apple Friday denied the details of yesterday's report that an Australian schoolboy broke into its servers last year, downloaded 90GB of data and accessed customer accounts.
When he was just 16 years old, a young Australian boy has managed to repeatedly break into Apple's servers and download about 90GB of “secure files”. Additionally, he reportedly accessed customer accounts and successfully obtained “authorized keys” as part of his offending.
Privacy and security are essential for most smartphone users, and that’s why Apple offers some of the best alphanumeric and biometric security measures in the industry. That aside, you don’t always need your smartphone to be secured like Fort Knox, and that’s where a new jailbreak tweak called IntelligentPass by iOS developer Luke Muris comes in handy.
Just as the name implies, IntelligentPass intelligently regulates your iPhone’s passcode (or another authentication method, such as Face ID or Touch ID) so that your handset only asks for it in specific user-configurable scenarios.