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.
The increasingly cloud-centric design of Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus – and their owners' increasing use of the devices to store all kinds of personal information – will increasingly make them targets for cyberthieves seeking to exploit security loopholes, security firm ThreatMetrix has warned.
David Braue | 24 Sep | Read more
Careful analysis of low-level procedures has helped data-recovery specialists significantly increase their success rate when attempting to recover data from damaged Apple iPhones, according to the local head of data-recovery firm Kroll OnTrack.
David Braue | 24 Sep | Read more
Apple's iPhone 6 fingerprint scanner has a level of accuracy that makes it a solid authentication tool for people planning to use the smartphone in place of a credit card for in-store purchases, research shows.
Antone Gonsalves | 24 Sep | Read more
A study of Android mobile applications found that many popular apps fail to take even basic precautions to protect users' data. Despite this, some were arguing that it's not as dangerous as it seems to provide payment card information to many online services.
David Braue | 16 Sep | Read more
The retail data-breach epidemic highlighted by Target now has other famous victims, including UPS, Home Depot, and Dairy Queen. If you've used a credit card sometime in the past year or two, there's a very good chance your information has been compromised or exposed by at least one of these data breaches. If you use Apple's new Apple Pay system, though, such worries just might be behind you.
Tony Bradley | 12 Sep | Read more
Almost every new product or service announced by Apple on 9 September at the Flint Center had been leaked at some point. Rumours that Apple was planning to move into the payments business proved correct when Tim Cook's team brought forth Apple Pay.
Anthony Caruana | 11 Sep | Read more
Security pros reacted positively to Apple Pay, but withheld their full endorsement until the mobile payment system could be tested outside of the company's laboratories.
Antone Gonsalves | 10 Sep | Read more
A major security breach was the last thing Apple needed in the leadup to the high-profile launch of its iPhone 6, and the "outraged” company was quick to argue that the leak of nude celebrity photos from its iCloud service was a targeted attack. Others said the leak was a reminder of the importance of two-factor authentication
David Braue | 08 Sep | Read more
The iOSphere this past week wondered at the prospect of iPhone 6 with a Supercharged Siri, an all-knowing, all-doing software entity that will manage your iOS life for you. Eventually, probably in iOS 9, Siri will offer psychotherapy.
Unsubstantiated opinions about the size of iPhone 6 were transmogrified into "solid reports" by iOSpherians who think rumors are information.