Apple collaborates with universities on data protection
The company chaired by Tim Cook, in collaboration with Dr. Stuart Madnick, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has come to the conclusion that data leaks They pose a serious danger to all users around the world. In the last two years, these have not stopped growing, getting worse in the last months of 2023. The entire software department is aware of this terrible situation and Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, has made clear the position of Apple in this area.
“People with bad intentions continue to spend enormous amounts of time and resources finding more creative and effective ways to steal consumer data, and we will not stop in our efforts to stop them.””, “As threats to consumer data continue to grow, we will continue to look for ways to fight back on behalf of our users by developing even more capable protections.”
How will you fight against computer hackers?
In 2022, the North American company included the new end-to-end encryption in iCloud cloud with the aim of ensuring the highest level of data security in the Apple cloud and preventing access to all information in the event of a leak.
Thanks to this encryption, iCloud protects by default 14 categories of sensitive data, including data from iCloud Keychain and the Health App. If you turn on advanced data protection for iCloud, this number rises to 23, including important applications such as Notes, photos and a backup of the aforementioned cloud. In this way, we can avoid access by mafias that aim at ransomware or data kidnapping, to use it for various purposes.
What is two-factor verification and why is it so important?
We have talked at all times about the importance of two-factor testing, but What exactly is this verification? This is defined as a security layer that is integrated into the Apple ID and which is designed so that only the Apple account owner access your account and not to another person, even if they know the password, improving your security at all times.
When you sign in with your Apple ID for the first time on a new web device, you need both your password as the six-digit verification code that automatically appear on your trusted devices.
If you do not have this option activated, you can perform the following steps:
- On iPhone or iPad: go to Settings > [tu nombre] and tap Sign in & security. Tap Turn on two-factor authentication. Next, tap Continue and follow the on-screen instructions.
- On your Mac: Choose Apple menu > System Settings or System Preferences, then click your name. Then click Sign in and security. Next to Two-factor authentication, click Activate and follow the on-screen instructions.
- In the web: Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in with your Apple ID. Answer the security questions, then tap Continue. Then tap Update account security and follow the on-screen instructions.