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Are Apple Devices Secure from Cyber Spying?

M y friend who is a security expert showed me his new  Apple iPad 2 fully loaded with  64GB  RAM; I wondered with such a large global fan following "Are Apple devices secure from cyber spying ?". A search on the web did throw out a number of security issues with Apple devices, I share some of the concerns raised in the last quarter of 2011. a.  Why You Shouldn’t Use H1Siri http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/06/why-not-to-use-h1siri/ b.  GERMAN LEADERS QUESTION APPLE’S MOTIVES OVER USE OF CARRIER IQ http://www.idevicenews.org/german-leaders-question-apples-motives-over-use-of-carrier-iq/225018/ c.Jailbreak 5.0.1 Untethered (iOS 5) – iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 4G, 3G http://www.jailbreaknation.com/jailbreak-ios-5-5.0.1-untethered-iphone-4-3gs-ipad-ipod-touch-4g-3g d. Here are some important concerns of NIST before the US Government adopts Apple Devices 1.NIST Tests Ways To Secure iPhones, iPads http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/secu...

Denial of Cloud Computing for Many Countries

As many  countries grapple with cybersecurity laws they are making stringent laws which will prove to be a barrier to cloud computing. Also the largest provider of cloud services is the USA which plans to make foreign Internet access into that country more stringent given the number of recent cyber attacks. The US government may classify Major cyber attacks as war .see the link below http://governancenow.com/gov-next/egov/us-may-classify-major-cyber-attacks-acts-war . These developments do not harbor well for many countries who would benefit from cloud computing. The cost of monitoring and regulating traffic on the Internet highways will be a challenge in the future given the exponential growth of devices powered by wireless services. Add to this stringent laws that may be passed by countries which  prevent use of social networking sites like facebook and twitter or for that matter google. Well there will be country specific and regional clouds which will still be laun...