Good afternoon and welcome back to another post from ToBeSecured. As I stated two weeks ago, it is important to know best practices of how to be secured in the technology world. My main goal of this month was to go through each of my accounts - financial, entertainment, business, etc. and change my passwords which results in them being updated. On last weekend, I actually received an email alarming me of someone trying to hack into my Netflix account, which I never changed since creating it. Start thinking of routines you can implement into your life that will allow you to be more cautious everyday.
As many of you may know, at least my iPhone users, this is the month for new releases of updates, phones, watches, and other apple products. Apple has previewed their new phones - the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 pro which will be available for purchase as well as the new update that will be available for installation this Friday.
It is very important to understand why you may want to delay this update whether you decide to purchase the new iPhone or retain the same one you are currently using. Discovered by Jose Rodriguez, a security researcher, the new iOS release has a security flaw of course. The researcher has discovered a lock screen bypass issue in the Gold Master version of the software, which represents the final beta stage of its development before being released and available to the public.
To give you a better understanding of this security flaw, I'll further explain of how it works and the devices it will affect. In the demonstration video given by Jose, the process is disturbingly simple. Initiate a Face-Time call to the phone's lock screen and enable the Siri voice-over feature to ask for the device's contact list. From there, you will have granted access to important information the phone contains. This includes important information such as email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, date of births, photos, and social media profiles. The same security flaw was discovered on last year in the iOS update 12.1 by Jose also, which was reported also.
It would be wise to hold off on downloading the update because it can reduce the possibilities of data breaches and identity theft. Most people already do not contain passwords on their devices and if they do, they are fairly easy because it is usually a birthday or pattern they use very often. The iOS 13.1 beta update will be released on September 30, which is not too far from the update that will be released this Friday. The devices that are compatible for iOS 13 include:
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 pro
iPhone 11 pro Max
iPhone Xs
iPhone Xs Max
iPhone XR
iPhone X
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone SE
If you would like to discuss further, please leave a comment or ask a question. I'd love to chat with my readers and hear your thoughts. Thank you for dropping in and remember ToBeSecured!
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