Earlier this week, Apple issued another patch—this one is said to address a reported vulnerability that “an application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.” According to Apple, it “is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.” According to reports, this is the 13th zero-day vulnerability
Privacy Tip #283 – Apple Users: It’s Important to Update to iOS 14.5.1 ASAP
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
If you are on top of updating your iPhone patches when a new operating system is released by Apple, you probably updated your iOS to version 14.5 when Apple released it last week. However, even if you did update last week, it is important to update again this week to iOS 14.5.1, which Apple released…
Privacy Tip #282 – Apple’s New iPhone Privacy Controls
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Once again, Apple is leading the pack on privacy and implementing new privacy controls, starting next week. What does this mean for you?
If you are an iPhone user, you will start seeing more pop-ups from apps asking you for permission to collect your data. Apple is requiring apps that it believes are collecting our…
Privacy Tip #170 – Patch: Business + Personal
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
In this week’s New + Now piece, we discuss the importance of patching software vulnerabilities and being patient at work to allow your data security colleagues to patch those vulnerabilities, which are coming more frequently and are taking longer.
When I conduct employee data privacy and security education sessions for clients, I am surprised at…
Draft International Standards for Drones Released
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
The International Organization for Standardization (IOS) released the first draft of a set of global standards for drone use. The draft suggests no-fly zones around airports and other restricted areas, and geofencing measures to keep drones away from certain sensitive areas (e.g., critical infrastructure). The draft standards also instruct drone operators to respect others’ privacy…
Privacy Tip #152 – Device Self-Defense
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
If you have bought a new cell phone recently, you have seen that the technology of the newest smart phones is far more advanced than in the past, and have features that most people don’t understand or use.
When I conduct employee education for companies on data privacy and security, I devote a portion of…