Security

‘AppLocker’ Password Protects Your Individual iOS Apps

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 24, 2011

Here's a pretty useful little iOS tweak, especially if you've got kids who like to go tapping icons on your iPhone, with little regard for your saved game progress or super-important work document you've been editing.

Just as AppLocker's name might suggest, this $0.99 tweak adds a new pane to Settings.app, in which a password lock can be added to all your iOS applications, meaning they won't launch unless you know the special word.

That's all fine and dandy, but AppLocker goes one step further than that...

iPad 2 Smart Cover Security Flaw Discovered

Cody Lee ∙ October 21, 2011

Along with its products, Apple is well known for its trendy accessories. With the original iPad, there were the foldable iPad cases. And with the iPhone 4, there were bumpers. Now, with the iPad 2, we have Smart Covers.

The Cupertino company seemingly hit a home run with its magnetic snap-on covers for its latest tablet. But 9to5Mac is reporting that the accessory that was designed to protect the iPad 2 might also be harming it as well...

iPhone Accelerometer May Be Susceptible to Keylogger Attack

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 3, 2018

Security is something that is never far from a smartphone owner's mind. After all, these little computers, be they of the iOS, Android, or other variety, contain the keys to our lives.

Just think about the kind of information you keep on your iPhone; the kinds of passwords you enter as a matter of routine. Gmail passwords, Paypal passwords, your bank's internet banking details: it all goes through your iPhone.

According to new research by the Georgia Institute of Technology, it's possible that all these keystrokes could be logged, and all thanks to your iPhone's accelerometer. But before you rush out to change all your passwords, it's worth checking out just what such a keylogging attack would entail...

Warning: Skype for iOS Has a Vulnerability that Allows Hackers to Steal Your Data

Sébastien Page ∙ September 20, 2011

If you're using Skype for iOS version 3.0.1 or older, you might want to think twice before opening messages from people you don't know. According to a security expert, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Chat section of Skype for iOS on both the iPhone and iPod touch.

Apparently, Skype fails to properly encode the "full name" of the sender of an incoming chat message, allowing the sender to add malicious JavaScript code that can be executed as the message is opened...

Add Live Video Wallpaper to Stock SMS With BeyondSMS

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 16, 2011

Looking for a way to enhance your SMS experience, but apps and tweaks like biteSMS or SMSPlus fail to meet your needs? If so, perhaps it's time to go beyond SMS.

Indeed, BeyondSMS is a jailbreak tweak for the iPhone that integrates tightly with the stock SMS app, providing things like hidden message capability and live camera wallpaper. Take a look inside for a full video synopsis...

Kensington Releases iPhone Case and App for Secret Agents and Paranoid People

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated August 24, 2016

There's nothing worse than leaving your iPhone somewhere, other than perhaps having it stolen. Kensington agrees with that sentiment, and has launched two new accessories that aim to help us keep our beloved iPhones by our side.

The two releases, while sporting somewhat cumbersome names, act as cases crossed with proximity alarms, letting users know when their iPhone is too far away...

An Inside Look at the Insane Measures Apple Takes to Protect Its Unreleased Products

Alex Heath ∙ September 10, 2011

It's no secret that Apple takes ridiculous security measures for its unreleased products that probably put the White House to shame. You can see Apple's intense determination to recover its lost iPhone prototype unfold in how an internal security team allegedly posed as police and searched a man's home after threatening his family.

There have been countless stories of the strict protocols that Apple takes to keep its secrets hidden from the preying public, and a new report has surfaced that offers some new insight into how Apple keeps its pre-release hardware on lockdown...

HiddenCalllog: Keep Prying Eyes Out of Your Call History

Jeff Benjamin ∙ September 3, 2011

Want to keep nosey people out of your call history? Then this simple, yet effective jailbreak tweak entitled HiddenCalllog, might be just what the doctor ordered.

HiddenCalllog makes it easy to quickly disguise yourself as one who has absolutely no friends that care to call you, ever.

Great for keeping nosey folks out of your call log, perhaps not so great in various other situations...

What’s On My iDevice? August 2011 Edition

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

So as usual, I'm a little behind on this last month's What's On My iDevice, but hopefully the wait was worth it.

You guys and gals know how I like to switch it up, and the August edition is no exception. Instead of focusing on jailbreak apps or tweaks, I give you a rundown of 5 essential App Store Apps that should be on every iPhone owner's Home screen.

Inside, you'll find an app that's great for security, the absolute best iPhone Twitter client, a wonderfully designed "diary" app, and one of my absolute favorite iOS games of all time...

Another Apple Patent Keeps Your iPhone Screen Private

Oliver Haslam ∙ August 27, 2011

It's been a big week in Apple news. We've had a resignation, a new CEO, and plenty of other tidbits to come out of Cupertino. Now we have another patent application to add to the proceedings.

The patent in question relates to a possible method of “Obfuscating the Display of Information and Removing the Obfuscation Using a Filter. That's a mouthful by anyone's standards...

Safety Photo+ Password Protects Your iPhone and iPad’s Photos at a Bargain Price

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

Does you iPhone currently hold some photos that you would rather others not be able to see? Perhaps you've been secretly taking photos of prototype Apple products and don't want new CEO Tim Cook to see them when you're showing off your holiday pics?

Safety Photo+ for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch might be just what you're looking for, as it allows the password protection of all your photographs, right on your iDevice...

McAfee: Malware on Android Increasing Rapidly, iOS Remains Untouched

Cody Lee ∙ Updated July 10, 2017

You've more than likely heard of McAfee. The security experts have been blocking viruses on PCs for years, and are now dabbling in mobile research. The firm just announced the results of their recent study on mobile malware.

We saw a similar analysis by Symantec a few months ago. And surprise surprise, the results haven't changed that much. iOS still seems to be the most secure mobile operating system available...