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Apple Breaks Silence on UK Probe, Removes Data Protection Tool From UK Users
In response to a U.K. government inquiry about access to data sequestered on Apple devices, Cupertino has removed access to the Advanced Data Protection encryption feature from U.K.-held devices. “We have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products or services and we never will,” an anonymous Apple representative wrote in a statement emailed to TechRepublic.…
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Apple terminates UK data protection after government overreach – Computerworld
As of 10 a.m. (ET) today, Apple is no longer offering new users in the UK the chance to enable Advanced Data Protection. Essentially, anyone who now wants to enable the feature to protect their data against criminal or state surveillance or exfiltration will no longer be able to do so. The move appears to be a direct response to the…
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Edge Security Challenges & Protection Strategies
The advent of edge computing has transformed how data is processed and services are delivered. With an increasing reliance on distributed computing, edge devices, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, organizations are facing an entirely new set of security challenges. Unlike traditional computing models, where data processing occurs in centralized data centers or cloud environments, edge computing shifts data processing…
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How to enable Advanced Data Protection for your iCloud backups
Apple has advanced security features that you can enable to protect more of your data. Among other things, it includes highly secure end-to-end encryption for iCloud backups under the name Advanced Data Protection. This means that essentially only you can access the data stored in your iCloud device backup — Apple doesn’t have the key to access it. This is…
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Microsoft kills off Defender ‘Privacy Protection’ VPN feature
Microsoft announced it is killing off its Privacy Protection VPN feature in the Microsoft Defender app at the end of the month to focus on other features. The tech giant’s announcement does not give a detailed explanation as to why the feature is being deprecated. However, the wording indicates the feature is not being heavily used, and the company wants to focus on…
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Italy blocks DeepSeek due to unclear data protection – Computerworld
Italy’s data protection authority Garante has chosen to block the app for the much-hyped Chinese AI model DeepSeek in the country. The decision comes after the Chinese companies providing the chatbot service failed to provide the authority with sufficient information about how users’ personal data is used. Reuters writes that Garante wants to know, among other things, what personal data DeepSeek collects, from…
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How to enable ‘Administrator Protection’ security feature on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can now enable the “Administrator Protection” feature to add an extra layer of security when running apps requiring elevation, and in this guide, I will explain the steps to configure this feature through Windows Security and Group Policy. What is Administrator Protection? Administrator Protection is a security feature on Windows 11 designed to enhance the security…
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Microsoft expands testing of Windows 11 admin protection feature
Microsoft has expanded its Windows 11 administrator protection tests, allowing Insiders to enable the security feature from the Windows Security settings. First introduced in October in a preview build for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary Channel, admin protection uses a hidden, just-in-time elevation mechanism and Windows Hello authentication prompts that only unlock admin rights when needed to block access…
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Windows 11 build 27774 adds Administrator Protection feature to Canary Channel
Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 11 build 22774 in the Canary Channel of the Windows Insider Program with several noticeable improvements and new features, in addition to bug fixes. According to the company, build 27774 introduces the new “Administrator Protection” feature through the Windows Security app. When performing a clean installation, the Windows Setup will not warn you about…
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Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection
Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage’s built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. With so much of our daily activities done from our mobile devices, whether paying bills, shopping, or communicating with friends and colleagues, threat actors increasingly conduct smishing (SMS phishing) attacks against mobile numbers. To protect users from…
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