SECURITY SPECIALThat doesn’t mean that Apple hardware and software
services are fundamentally insecure. In fact, we feel
confident in saying that the iPhone is the most secure
mainstream smartphone on the market right now. But
it does show that nobody can be complacent about the
security of their most personal data and photos.
There are various ways to ensure that your intimate
photos aren’t stolen and posted online by hackers:
two-step authentication (see page 55) and an audit of
your secure questions are both a good idea.- Turn off Siri
Apple’s personal assistant,
Siri, is a great feature of
iOS and provides users
with a way of using their
smartphone hands-free.
However, no matter
how helpful Siri may be to
users, it can also provide
hackers with personal
data. Siri will often ask for
some kind of verification
before allowing access
to contacts, photos and
other types of sensitive
information, but there have
been multiple occasions
where people have found
workarounds completely
bypassing the iPhone
passcode and providing 9.
SECURITY SPECIAL
Thatdoesn’tmeanthatApplehardwareandsoftware
servicesarefundamentallyinsecure.Infact,wefeel
confidentinsayingthattheiPhoneisthemostsecure
mainstreamsmartphoneonthemarketrightnow.But
itdoesshowthatnobodycanbecomplacentaboutthe
securityoftheirmostpersonaldataandphotos.
Therearevariouswaystoensurethatyourintimate
photosaren’tstolenandpostedonlinebyhackers:
two-stepauthentication(seepage 55)andanauditof
yoursecurequestionsarebothagoodidea.- Turn off Siri
Apple’spersonalassistant,
Siri,isagreatfeatureof
iOSandprovidesusers
withawayofusingtheir
smartphonehands-free.
However,nomatter
howhelpfulSirimaybeto
users,itcanalsoprovide
hackerswithpersonal
data.Siriwilloftenaskfor
somekindofverification
beforeallowingaccess
tocontacts,photosand
othertypesofsensitive
information,buttherehave
beenmultipleoccasions
wherepeoplehavefound
workaroundscompletely
bypassingtheiPhone
passcodeandproviding 9.