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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:01:00 -0800

Apple has introduced a new layer of protection to its existing two-factor authentication (2FA) system, making it a little harder for phishing attacks to successfully steal valuable authentication credentials.

Given that Apple, PayPal, and Amazon were the top three brands used for successful phishing attacks last year, according to a recent Jamf report, this matters.

Phishing costs billions and is bad for business

Phishing is a huge problem. The scale of these attacks shot up during the pandemic. The FBI Internet Crime Report 2020 revealed that phishing attacks affected 241,342 victims in 2020, up from 114,702 in 2019, with adjusted losses of more than $54 billion. Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report confirmed that 36% of data breaches that year involved phishing.

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MalwareBytes Security

February 2, 2022 admin

Update now! Apple patches another actively used zero-day

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:56:12 +0000

Apple has patched two zero-day vulnerabilities that were being used in the wild. Users are advised to update as soon as they can.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Tags: IOMobileFrameBuffer iOS iPadOS macOS Monterey

ComputerWorld Independent

February 2, 2022 admin

Cellular networks revolt against Apple privacy moves

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:43:00 -0800

Every time Apple attempts to inject a little more privacy into the digital world, it faces pushback – but the evidence suggests opponents would be better off going along for the ride.

A bigger business with more privacy

Take Do Not Track for ads and the move to quash IDFA tracking in iOS 14. When Apple first announced its plan, critics across the ad industry complained it would damage their business.

Apple counter-argued that it would simply inspire advertisers to think more creatively about how to reach customers — while also providing more privacy to those customers.

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Kaspersky Security

February 2, 2022 admin

How to protect from Pegasus and other advanced spyware | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: Costin Raiu| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:58:31 +0000

Security expert explains how to protect your iPhone or Android smartphone from Pegasus and other advanced spyware.

ComputerWorld Independent

February 2, 2022 admin

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint brings remote deployment to iOS

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2022 07:45:00 -0800

With the latest Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) preview for iOS, Microsoft has taken another step that should make life easier for IT administrators who need to secure remote iOS devices at the endpoint.

Endpoint protection without the user friction

The MDE preview includes a new capability to install Defender for Endpoint remotely and automatically on any devices enrolled in the service. The company first announced its intention to deliver the feature last month.

In practice, this seems relatively friction-free.

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QuickHeal Security

February 2, 2022 admin

How Unlimited Internet Data Has Changed The Face Of Cybercrime?

Credit to Author: Akshay Singla| Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:37:43 +0000

VoLTE: Voice over LTE is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile phones. It has up to three…

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 17, 2020 admin

12 security tips for the ‘work from home’ enterprise

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 06:26:00 -0700

If you or your employees are working from home while our governments lurch awkwardly through the current crisis, then there are several security considerations that must be explored.

Your enterprise outside the wall

Enterprises must consider the consequences of working from home in terms of systems access, access to internal IT infrastructure, bandwidth costs and data repatriation.

What this means, basically, is that when your worker accesses your data and/or databases remotely, then the risk to that data grows.

While at normal times the risk is only between the server, internal network and end user machine, external working adds public internet, local networks and consumer-grade security systems to the risk mix.

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 17, 2020 admin

Enterprise resilience: Backup and management tips for iOS, Mac

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:30:00 -0800

Apple’s solutions are seeing increasing use across the enterprise, but do you have a business resilience strategy in place in case things go wrong?

If you’re one of the estimated 73% of SMBs that have not yet made such preparation, now might be a good time to start.

Your data is your business

It’s challenging enough when a consumer user suffers data loss as precious memories and valuable information go up in the digital smoke. Natural disasters, technology and infrastructure problems or human-made problems such as burglary, cyberattacks or civil unrest can all impact the sanctity of your systems, whatever platform you use. It matters because in today’s connected world, your data is your business.

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