The American multinational Manzana plans to launch a new function for to protect your devices from cyber attacks. It’s about the new ‘lock mode‘ either ‘isolation mode’a tool that will be available in the next updates of your operating systems iOS16, iPadOS16 Y macOS Ventura.
Lock mode will provide “extreme” protection to mobiles, tablets Y computers laptops from high-profile users like activists, journalist Y officials of government. As reported by Apple, this new tool will be intended to prevent attacks with spyware sold by NSO Groupspyware developer pegasusand other companies.
“extreme” cybersecurity
The function of apple that warn to users who are subject to cyber attacks I know upgrade to in the next updates, incorporating the new ‘lock mode’. This has been confirmed by the manufacturer of iPhonewhich has announced that this new tool will work on applications like Messages, Safari either face timein addition to the services online and the connections by cable.
Specifically, the lock mode will focus on combating attacks sponsored by statepreventing receive calls from anyone who hasn’t been called in the last 30 days, blocking “most files other than images“ Y disabling the preview of the links. Similarly, in the case of browsers like SafariI know will restrict fonts, languages and other functions.
It should be noted that in November 2021apple already denounced to the Israeli company NSO Groupespionage software developer pegasusafter several members of the Department of State suffered cyber attacks on your devices iOS.
Rewards for Finding Rifts
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In order to improve the security of your devices and ensure the privacy of its users, the company founded in 1976 by Steve jobs will deliver a reward up to 2 millions dollars to those researchers who find a way to avoid the lock mode and the functions that it is active.
“Apple will continue reinforcing the mode of isolation and will add new protections over time.” “Apple has also established a new category in the Apple Security Bounty program for reward researchers who find deviations in the mode of isolation and help to improve his measurements of protection“, explains the company in the statement.
George is Digismak’s reported cum editor with 13 years of experience in Journalism