iPhone maker Apple is sending out reminders to its users about how important it is to make the most of its latest technology that ensures the highest level of security for their iCloud data.
The tech giant says the goal is to ensure the greatest level of protection is maintained for users at all times through end-to-end protection (E2E) on the Cloud. Keeping in mind the rapid pace at which cyber threats loom in today’s time, it’s clearly a huge benefit to make the most of the offering dubbed Advanced Data Protection feature.
We saw the Cupertino firm roll this out in 2022 and that’s when it brought E2E Cloud encryption into the spotlight for the first time. This goes as far as preventing the iPhone maker itself from reaching iCloud data that’s inside users’ accounts.
Only the user’s device that’s enrolled holds encryption keys that give you the chance to view the information. And therefore, looming cybercriminals are stopped from getting into their systems and as a result, no such breach can occur.
The problem is that the tech giant first rolled out this Advanced Data Protection feature via the Beta Software initiative, moments before it was launched across iOS and macOS. Therefore, not everyone would know about it but thanks to this latest reminder, a lot can benefit.
Apple just recently took part in a meeting where it briefed those from the press about how it stands by its goal of giving users the greatest form of protection via E2E on iCloud. Moreover, one rep of the firm also unveiled how this was for all those owning devices of the iOS 16.2 and beyond category. They meet the minimal requirements that activate such features.
The firm also went further to highlight how encryption protects against the growing number of cybersecurity attacks and breaches that dominate the tech world today and end up stealing huge figures of data every year.
This keeps victims vulnerable at all times as it’s a risk of data theft that may arise at any point in time. Therefore, their identity can be stolen and they can be forced into malicious schemes. For this reason, Apple is also working on highlighting a new study by a top MIT professor who says the figure for such attacks is rising, nearly triple what we saw in the past ten years.
The findings delineate the rising need for strong protections against data theft on the cloud through the likes of E2E. While Apple says it’s well aware that its Advanced form of Data Protection doesn’t provide complete assurance for safety and will not prevent third-party apps from stealing content belonging to users, such features will end up securing data found on iCloud.
Recent data proved how companies are still choosing to make the most of this useful endeavor as it gives them the highest type of protection found data for iCloud data, giving rise to a safe and healthy IT community.
The company has even made some painstaking efforts to try and produce support documents that delineate the need for such kinds of protections and how exactly they function, including how the user can get them activated.
A leading requirement in this regard has to do with all Apple products showing compatibility with software variations on offer by the company. Only then can they be ensured to make the most of the protective offering. If users do lose data, they can always retrieve it through one of the recovery methods, it added.
The current iCloud has E2E encryption working as default on devices but with the Advanced Data Protection feature, you can get many more benefits including those related to domains like pictures, iCloud Drive, and even Backup. Meanwhile, Mail, Calendar, and Contacts would be exempted from the ordeal as the trio are created to function alongside legacy systems. As a result, they are in no need of requirements such as these types of encryption.
Seeing Apple go this far in terms of generating reminders so users can benefit is definitely something many appreciate and applaud in today’s testing times where cybercrime is turning into a norm.
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The tech giant says the goal is to ensure the greatest level of protection is maintained for users at all times through end-to-end protection (E2E) on the Cloud. Keeping in mind the rapid pace at which cyber threats loom in today’s time, it’s clearly a huge benefit to make the most of the offering dubbed Advanced Data Protection feature.
We saw the Cupertino firm roll this out in 2022 and that’s when it brought E2E Cloud encryption into the spotlight for the first time. This goes as far as preventing the iPhone maker itself from reaching iCloud data that’s inside users’ accounts.
Only the user’s device that’s enrolled holds encryption keys that give you the chance to view the information. And therefore, looming cybercriminals are stopped from getting into their systems and as a result, no such breach can occur.
The problem is that the tech giant first rolled out this Advanced Data Protection feature via the Beta Software initiative, moments before it was launched across iOS and macOS. Therefore, not everyone would know about it but thanks to this latest reminder, a lot can benefit.
Apple just recently took part in a meeting where it briefed those from the press about how it stands by its goal of giving users the greatest form of protection via E2E on iCloud. Moreover, one rep of the firm also unveiled how this was for all those owning devices of the iOS 16.2 and beyond category. They meet the minimal requirements that activate such features.
The firm also went further to highlight how encryption protects against the growing number of cybersecurity attacks and breaches that dominate the tech world today and end up stealing huge figures of data every year.
This keeps victims vulnerable at all times as it’s a risk of data theft that may arise at any point in time. Therefore, their identity can be stolen and they can be forced into malicious schemes. For this reason, Apple is also working on highlighting a new study by a top MIT professor who says the figure for such attacks is rising, nearly triple what we saw in the past ten years.
The findings delineate the rising need for strong protections against data theft on the cloud through the likes of E2E. While Apple says it’s well aware that its Advanced form of Data Protection doesn’t provide complete assurance for safety and will not prevent third-party apps from stealing content belonging to users, such features will end up securing data found on iCloud.
Recent data proved how companies are still choosing to make the most of this useful endeavor as it gives them the highest type of protection found data for iCloud data, giving rise to a safe and healthy IT community.
The company has even made some painstaking efforts to try and produce support documents that delineate the need for such kinds of protections and how exactly they function, including how the user can get them activated.
A leading requirement in this regard has to do with all Apple products showing compatibility with software variations on offer by the company. Only then can they be ensured to make the most of the protective offering. If users do lose data, they can always retrieve it through one of the recovery methods, it added.
The current iCloud has E2E encryption working as default on devices but with the Advanced Data Protection feature, you can get many more benefits including those related to domains like pictures, iCloud Drive, and even Backup. Meanwhile, Mail, Calendar, and Contacts would be exempted from the ordeal as the trio are created to function alongside legacy systems. As a result, they are in no need of requirements such as these types of encryption.
Seeing Apple go this far in terms of generating reminders so users can benefit is definitely something many appreciate and applaud in today’s testing times where cybercrime is turning into a norm.
Read next: Meta Unveils Purple Llama, a Pioneering AI Safety Plan, Focused on Cybersecurity and Industry Collaboration
