Apple Pay: 42 percent of people don’t feel secure using it
Tech firms like Apple still need to convince a lot of people that using their smartphone for contactless payments isn’t a major security risk.
Tech firms like Apple still need to convince a lot of people that using their smartphone for contactless payments isn’t a major security risk.
The iPhone’s mysterious "Error 53" bug is tied to Touch ID tampering, at least according to Apple.
Jared Newman | 06 Feb | Read more
Responding to complaints by the US government over mobile device encryption, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said the company’s hand was forced by government hacking.
The role of government in cybersecurity defences continues to morph, but there were interesting revelations that GCHQ employs 120 dyslexic and dyspraxic analysts to help in its fight against terrorism, while British PM David Cameron appointed a special envoy in charge of intelligence and law-enforcement data sharing. Interestingly, however, even as scrutiny of data sharing increases, Yahoo! reported that government requests for data had dropped overall, while one Australian cybersecurity expert said businesses and governments were increasingly seeking a collaborative approach to bolster overall cybersecurity profiles.
David Braue | 02 Oct | Read more
Within 24 hours of pushing out iOS 8.0.1, Apple has pulled its first iOS 8 update from distribution after user reports that it broke calling and other features in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.