Apple Encryption

CERT-In has warned that these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to access sensitive data, execute arbitrary code, bypass security measures, cause denial of service, and perform spoofing attacks

WhatsApp is currently contesting the IT Rules case in India, wherein it faces the prospect of being compelled to compromise chat encryption to aid the government in message tracing

The threat notification by Apple said that it had detected that users were 'being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone'

Early planning is necessary, the U.S. cyber watchdog agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a 2022 advisory

The 'Stolen Device Protection' feature is expected to roll out for eligible iPhone models with the iOS 17.3 update

Instead of using an alphanumeric password or two-step verification via SMS, Passkeys allow users to authenticate signing in requests by using biometrics such as fingerprints and facial scans

As part of an ongoing privacy push, Apple said Wednesday it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system. That will make it more difficult for hackers, spies and law enforcement agencies to access sensitive user information. The world's most valuable company has long placed customer security and privacy at a premium. Its iMessage and Facetime communications services are fully encrypted end-to-end and it has sometimes locked horns with law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, over its refusal to unlock devices. But nearly everything that customers backed up remotely using Apple's iCloud service including photos, videos and chats has not been protected by encryption. That made it far easier for crooks, spies and criminal investigators with court orders to get at it. No longer. The loophole that law enforcement had for getting at iPhone data will now be considerably narrowed. Apple, which is based in ...

Apple's privacy updates, which were rolled out in June and July, prevent advertisers from tracking iPhone users without their consent

Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 46% of respondents agreeing with Apple's position, 35% disagreeing and 20% saying they don't know

Apple says govt could force them to create a software that could access financial data, track your location, or even access your phone's microphone or camera without your knowledge