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Apple hires jailbreaking iPhone hacker Nicholas Allegra

26

Aug

2011

Nicholas Allegra, better known as ‘comex’, the creator of the JailBreakMe website which made it child’s play for iPhone owners to jailbreak their devices, has been given an internship at Apple. The 19-year-old from Chappaqua, New York posted the news of his new position on Twitter: Allegra has given Apple plenty of headaches in the […]

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McAfee Expands Mobile Security Offering to iPhone Consumers

15

Aug

2011

Losing a smartphone is an event that sends shivers down the spine of every mobile user. That’s one of the reasons that McAfee, an Intel company and major maker of security software, developed its WaveSecure app. Up to now, though, only Android users could take advantage of the security offered by the program, Today, however, […]

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Mobile Apps Fail Big Time at Security, Study Says

11

Aug

2011

A study from digital security company viaForensics paints a stark picture of the vulnerability of smartphone user data. viaForensics evaluated 100 popular consumer apps running on Android and iOS, and found that 76 percent store usernames, while 10 percent store passwords as plain text. Those 10 percent included popular sites such as LinkedIn, Skype, and […]

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