A study by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) assessed 16 leading detectors and found none could reliably identify real-world deepfakes. The international team of…
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Apple v The UK Government continues
Just a couple of weeks after Apple turned off Advanced Data Protection in the UK, following that government’s decision to try to compel Apple to weaken encryption, the saga has…
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US officials lobbying to block UK access to encrypted iCloud
Members of the US Congress, from both sides of the political spectrum, are lobbying newly installed National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard demand that the United Kingdom retract its order. The…
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Apple release iOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 18.3.1 and macOS 15.3.1
Apple has let fly with a slew of system updates for its major operating platforms. watchOS also gets a minor refresh with version 11.3.1 and visionOS isn’t left out. iOS…
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UK government wants to break personal privacy for the whole world
Security agencies in the United Kingdom have ordered Apple to give them full access to encrypted data on iCloud drives regardless of the data owner’s country of origin or location….
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The CrowdStrike lesson – risk recognition, single points of failure and Zero Trust
It’s been a couple of months since the CrowdStrike incident occurred and the world is starting to resume some sort of normality after massive technology outage that was caused by…
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Google accelerates the switch to passkeys
Whether you love or hate Google, it’s indisputable that the search and advertising giant has a massive influence on the technology we use. The company’s push to make passkeys the…
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iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are available – security is boosted
Apple has flicked the switch and released iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to everyone. After many weeks of developer and public beta releases, those with a slightly less adventurous streak…
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Turning off Bluetooth from Control Centre does not turn off Bluetooth
A recent prank at the Def Con hacker conference is a salient reminder of one of Apple’s most confounding ‘design features’. When you turn off Bluetooth from Control Centre, this…
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Private Relay, VPNs, ending protection and securing your Apple experience
We live in a world where criminals no longer need to rob banks or mug people. They can make far more money with far less risk by stealing information and…
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