Smartphones have transformed our lives, made it easier to communicate, be entertained and informed, and have even helped to provide more than 17 million jobs to the worldwide economy.
HOW SECURE IS YOUR SMARTPHONE?
But as smartphones and operating systems become more complicated, and hackers look for new ways to exploit personal data from their victims, it has never been more important to keep your smartphone and your data secure. Apple designed its iOS operating system with “security at its core”, but has the company done enough to protect its customers against potential hackers and damage?
Speaking to the International Business Times website, James Maude, the senior security engineer at security firm Avecto, said that iOS is still a secure smartphone operating system. “Apple maintains tight control over the entire ecosystem, from the hardware and OS to screening the apps and accessories,” he said. “Although there have been occasional issues, these are much easier to deal with as one company owns and manages the entire system.”
Perhaps one of the biggest reasons why Apple has managed to fend off hackers is because its operating systems’ adoption rates are not the biggest. Indeed, iPhones and Macs are some of the world’s most popular technology products, but they have never had overall dominance of the market. Mac computers are much less likely to be subject to hacks and viruses, as the MacOS operating system has been much less widely adopted by businesses and individuals than Microsoft’s Windows. But as Apple continues to grow its mobile operating market share (Apple’s iPhone accounted for 33% of all mobile activations in the last quarter of 2016), the operating system is becoming increasingly attractive to hackers and attackers.
THE THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH SMARTPHONE SECURITY
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 17,2017 من AppleMagazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 17,2017 من AppleMagazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
SENATORS URGE $32 BILLION IN EMERGENCY SPENDING ON AI AFTER FINISHING YEARLONG REVIEW
A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a new report released Wednesday that the U.S. needs to “harness the opportunities and address the risks” of the quickly developing technology.
THE FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING YOUR FIRST USED TESLA
It's a good time to be in the market for a used Tesla. Tesla's significant price cuts over the past year on its new cars have caused the prices of used Teslas to drop significantly.
WAYMO IS LATEST COMPANY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR AUTONOMOUS OR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has opened another investigation of automated driving systems, this time into crashes involving Waymo’s self-driving vehicles.
YOUNG SOUTH KOREANS ARE INCREASINGLY DRAWN TO BUDDHISM VIA SOCIAL MEDIA-SAVVY INFLUENCERS
A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: \"This too shall pass!\"
ROKU WILL STREAM WEEKLY MLB GAME ON SUNDAYS.VIEWERS WON'T NEED ONE OF THE SERVICE'S DEVICES
Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week, and viewers will be able to watch for free and not be required to use a Roku device, the streaming service announced Monday.
WILL AI REPLACE DOCTORS WHO READ X-RAYS, OR JUST MAKE THEM BETTER THAN EVER?
How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job?
GM'S CRUISE TO START TESTING ROBOTAXIS IN PHOENIX AREA WITH HUMAN SAFETY DRIVERS ON BOARD
General Motors’ troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit said it will start testing robotaxis in Arizona this week with human safety drivers on board.
GOOGLE UNLEASHES AI IN SEARCH, RAISING HOPES FOR BETTER RESULTS AND FEARS ABOUT LESS WEB TRAFFIC
Google this week rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.
SMALL, WELL-BUILT CHINESE EV CALLED THE SEAGULL POSES A BIG THREAT TO THE US AUTO INDUSTRY
A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
INTEL EXEC ON BRINGING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO THE WORKPLACE
Artificial intelligence is just about everywhere you look these days — including the workplace.
