{"id":6751,"date":"2022-08-21T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T07:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/we-can-make-our-phones-harder-to-hack-but-complete-security-is-a-pipe-dream-john-naughton\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T07:37:16","slug":"we-can-make-our-phones-harder-to-hack-but-complete-security-is-a-pipe-dream-john-naughton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/we-can-make-our-phones-harder-to-hack-but-complete-security-is-a-pipe-dream-john-naughton\/","title":{"rendered":"We can make our phones harder to hack but complete security is a pipe dream | John Naughton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even the latest iPhone scare won\u2019t persuade us to choose safety over convenience<\/p>\n<p>Apple caused a stir a few weeks ago when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2022\/07\/apple-expands-commitment-to-protect-users-from-mercenary-spyware\/\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> that the forthcoming update of its mobile and laptop operating systems would contain an optional high-security mode that would provide users with an unprecedented level of protection against powerful \u201cspyware\u201d software that surreptitiously obtains control of their devices.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called Lockdown Mode and, according to Apple, \u201coffers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/aug\/21\/watch-out-smart-doorbell-open-invitation-cyber-attackers\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f38de28409d2918e79a4e0988a43a2ffe9c5b31c\/3_0_10661_6400\/master\/10661.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=1fa210f275e9259fbf78141faad34353\" title=\"We can make our phones harder to hack but complete security is a pipe dream | John Naughton\" \/>Even the latest iPhone scare won\u2019t persuade us to choose safety over convenienceApple caused a stir a few weeks ago when it announced that the forthcoming update of its mobile and laptop operating systems would contain an optional high-security mode that would provide users with an unprecedented level of protection against powerful \u201cspyware\u201d software that surreptitiously obtains control of their devices.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s called Lockdown Mode and, according to Apple, \u201coffers an extreme, optional level of security for the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, may be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats, such as those from NSO Group and other private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware\u201d. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even the latest iPhone scare won\u2019t persuade us to choose safety over convenience Apple caused a stir a few weeks ago when it announced that the forthcoming update of its mobile and laptop operating systems would contain an optional high-security mode that would provide users with an unprecedented level of protection against powerful \u201cspyware\u201d software &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/we-can-make-our-phones-harder-to-hack-but-complete-security-is-a-pipe-dream-john-naughton\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We can make our phones harder to hack but complete security is a pipe dream | John Naughton<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6751"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}