iOS mobile security Archives

Ad blockers on iOS is raising publisher blood pressure

09/08/201509/06/2015 Julie Campbell

The latest version of the Apple operating system allows users to stop ads from being displayed on their devices. The next version of the Apple mobile operating system, which is expected to be released as soon as this month, will make it possible for users to install ad blockers that will stop advertisements from appearing within the Safari web browser. This strategy is meant to make iPhone and iPad use more appealing to users, but is frustrating publishers. This acceptance of ad blockers in iOS9 could increase tensions between Apple…

Mobile security clearance awarded to iOS 6 by the Pentagon

05/20/201305/18/2013 Stephanie Beck

Following an extensive phase of rigorous testing, the Apple operating system has passed. The U.S. Department of Defense has tested the iOS 6 Apple operating system for its mobile security in an extensive and protracted process and has now awarded clearance to the technology of the iPhone and the iPad. Specifically, there was one major confirmed area in which the iOS 6 received this official approval. The area where mobile security clearance was granted and has been confirmed by the Defense Systems Agency was for the Apple iOS 6 Security…