Lockdown Mode for iPhone, iPad and Mac - A new level of security against spyware

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Lockdown Mode for iPhone, iPad and Mac is a new security feature (cybersecurity) able to offer more safety before cyber attacks well aimed. Malware and spyware applications. In the face of those cyber attacks launched by foreign private companies on some public figures, political or strategic agencies.

Most of the time these companies develop superior methods hacking and applications spyware (espionage) are financially supported by the governments of some states. As is spyware Pegasus full NSO Group. This spyware has been used on human rights activists, including: lawyers, journalists, politicians from over 150 countries.

So Lockdown Mode for iPhone is an extreme security feature that most users do not need. It is addressed to a small group of people, exposed to targeted cyber attacks and with well-defined purposes. Small group but very important.

How it works Lockdown Mode for iPhone, iPad and Mac?

Over the years, Apple launched the most secure devices. The security features present on iPhone, iPad and Mac are known, which made from Apple the most reliable company in this regard. Conversations on iMessage are impossible to intercept, voice and video calls through FaceTime are also encrypted. External applications App Store they cannot be downloaded and installed on the iPhone or iPad, and once an application is installed, it is subject to a security enclave. It is isolated in its own location, without interacting with the basic components of the operating system.

Lockdown Mode for iPhone is an even more extreme security solution that will block and limit access to some data in applications.

Features Lockdown Mode for iPhone

Messages - Most types of attachments received in messages on iMessage will be blocked by Lockdown Mode. Only image files will be allowed. Documents, archives or other files will be restricted.

web browsing - Complex web development technologies such as just-in-time JavaScript (JIT) compilations will be blocked. The user will be able to mark trusted websites that are allowed to run JavaScript scripts.

Services Apple - The user will not be able to receive invitations to services Apple, such as FaceTime, if he has not previously sent a request to the person who wants to initiate the call.

Limited cable connections - When Lockdown Mode is activated on the iPhone or iPad, the user will not be able to connect the device to a PC or accessory by cable if it is blocked.

Limiting configuration profiles - In Lockdown Mode cannot modify or install configuration profiles on iPhone or iPad. Devices cannot be enrolled in Mobile Device Management (MDM) for a while LockDown Mode It is activated.

Lockdown Mode for iPhone
Lockdown Mode for iPhone

Lockdown Mode for iPhone, iPad and Mac will be released this fall, but this feature will receive frequent updates. To keep up with the challenges of cyber attacks, within the program Apple Security Bounty, the company offers rewards of up to $ 2.000.000 to those who find security breaches. Methods to circumvent the restrictions present on devices and solutions to improve security. In fact, it is the biggest reward in the field, offered by a company. More details find in the official announcement al Apple.

It is not known exactly if Lockdown Mode will be presented and released with iOS 16 operating systems, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. Being an extreme security solution to that Apple will have to make permanent improvements, it is possible that this feature will appear after the release of future operating systems for iPhone, iPad and Mac.

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