Apple has announced the availability for owners of its brand's devices of a "lockdown mode", or "isolation mode" in French, from the fall of 2022. Concretely, this will be the possibility of 'quickly activate reinforced security settings supposed to protect against spyware, explained the brand at the apple this Wednesday on its site.
The Cupertino company (United States) promises its users “an extreme level of security”.
However, the brand wanted to point out that this type of functionality was rather intended for a particular audience, namely "the very few users who, because of who they are or what they do, can be personally targeted. by some of the most sophisticated digital threats.
Fewer front doors
And for good reason, certain features of Apple devices will become inactive when this configuration is activated, such as the possibility of receiving attachments by SMS or making a FaceTime video call with a new correspondent, details
Le Monde
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The preview of links by text message as well as certain advanced web browsing features will also be impacted.
With the reduction of certain functionalities, Apple wishes to reduce the possible entry points for spyware.
In order to ensure the security of this “lockdown mode”, the Apple brand has announced that it will double the bonuses granted to hackers who discover flaws in this system.
These bonuses which can go up to 2 million dollars or 1.96 million euros.
According to some specialists, the establishment of such a mode by Apple proves its inability to counter spyware, forcing it to reduce the functionality of its devices.
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