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New iPhone OS May Include Device-Unlocking Security

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apple, cybersecurity, ios, iphone, operatingsystems, Security technology, securityengineering

iOS 12, the next release of Apple’s iPhone operating system, may include features to prevent someone from unlocking your phone without your permission: The feature essentially forces users to unlock the iPhone with the passcode when connecting it to a USB accessory everytime the phone has not been unlocked for one hour. That includes the … Read More “New iPhone OS May Include Device-Unlocking Security” »

Sending Inaudible Commands to Voice Assistants

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amazon, apple, google, internetofthings, Security technology, voicerecognition

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to send inaudible commands to voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. Over the last two years, researchers in China and the United States have begun demonstrating that they can send hidden commands that are undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant. Inside … Read More “Sending Inaudible Commands to Voice Assistants” »

Computer Alarm that Triggers When Lid Is Opened

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alarms, apple, computersecurity, Security technology, tamperdetection

“Do Not Disturb” is a Macintosh app that send an alert when the lid is opened. The idea is to detect computer tampering. Wire article: Do Not Disturb goes a step further than just the push notification. Using the Do Not Disturb iOS app, a notified user can send themselves a picture snapped with the … Read More “Computer Alarm that Triggers When Lid Is Opened” »

Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government

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apple, cellphones, dhs, fbi, iphone, israel, locks, phones, Security technology

Forbes reports that the Israeli company Cellebrite can probably unlock all iPhone models: Cellebrite, a Petah Tikva, Israel-based vendor that’s become the U.S. government’s company of choice when it comes to unlocking mobile devices, is this month telling customers its engineers currently have the ability to get around the security of devices running iOS 11. … Read More “Cellebrite Unlocks iPhones for the US Government” »

Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In

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apple, books, cryptography, cybersecurity, fbi, lawenforcement, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

Susan Landau has written a terrific book on cybersecurity threats and why we need strong crypto. Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age. It’s based in part on her 2016 Congressional testimony in the Apple/FBI case; it examines how the Digital Revolution has transformed society, and how law enforcement needs to — and can — … Read More “Susan Landau’s New Book: Listening In” »

Apple FaceID Hacked

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apple, authentication, biometrics, cellphones, hacking, Security technology

It only took a week: On Friday, Vietnamese security firm Bkav released a blog post and video showing that — by all appearances — they’d cracked FaceID with a composite mask of 3-D-printed plastic, silicone, makeup, and simple paper cutouts, which in combination tricked an iPhone X into unlocking. The article points out that the … Read More “Apple FaceID Hacked” »

Impersonating iOS Password Prompts

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apple, impersonation, ios, passwords, Security technology, socialengineering, spoofing, vulnerabilities

This is an interesting security vulnerability: because it is so easy to impersonate iOS password prompts, a malicious app can steal your password just by asking. Why does this work? iOS asks the user for their iTunes password for many reasons, the most common ones are recently installed iOS operating system updates, or iOS apps … Read More “Impersonating iOS Password Prompts” »

Apple’s FaceID

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apple, authentication, biometrics, facerecognition, hacking, identification, Security technology

This is a good interview with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering about FaceID. Honestly, I don’t know what to think. I am confident that Apple is not collecting a photo database, but not optimistic that it can’t be hacked with fake faces. I dislike the fact that the police can point the phone at someone … Read More “Apple’s FaceID” »