No More iPods On Airplanes Due To Terrorist Threats?

December 28, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Following the recent attempted terror attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on board a US airliner inbound for Detroit, Michigan, dramatic changes could once again lie ahead for travelers of the not-so friendly skies of late. This weekend, some have already begun reporting new in-flight carry-on restrictions and other unfamiliar rules that now seem sporadically implemented across many major US airports.
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Prison Guards Accused of Smuggling iPods for Prisoners

December 04, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Two guards at a Washington, DC jail were arrested on federal bribery charges for suspicion of accepting cash to smuggle contraband to inmates: specifically iPods, cell phones and chargers. The devices are prohibited, in part, because they can be used to hack security equipment in the jail.

According to a story in the Washington Post, an inmate went to the FBI in October 2008 to report that guards were taking bribes to smuggle personal electronics into the US capital city’sjail . An FBI agent posed as the brother of an inmate, and met with Braxton and Ford. Read more…

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Apple Looking To Improve Security Team On iPhone OS To Prevent Jailbreaking??

November 03, 2009 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Security

Apple is looking to improve their security team on the iPhone OS System. Below is a quote that makes me think they are preparing to toughen up the booting part of the iphone, meaning a harder jailbreak in the next gen iphone??

The team is responsible for secure booting and installation of the OS, partitioning and hardening of security domains within the OS, cryptographic services, and risk analysis of security threats


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