Apple will be changing how VPN On Demand for iOS works due to a lawsuit by VirnetX. iOS devices running 6.1 or later that have VPN On Demand set to “Always” will now behave as though they were set to “Establish if needed”. The device will only use a VPN On Demand connection when it [...]
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Configuration profile warning reminds us not to carelessly tap and install things on our iPhones and iPads
Posted by ryan on March 13th, 2013
Configuration profiles can be installed on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad in order to allow ad hoc (beta) apps to run, to help Apple diagnose things like battery life problems, and to change settings for certain types of network access, among other things. Unfortunately, like many empowered conveniences, they bring with them theoretical security [...]
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Tags: Matthew Panzarino, Source Skycure, Virtual Private Network, VPN 
2 Comments »Security oversight in some apps could leave you vulnerable to hacking, data theft
Posted by ryan on January 11th, 2013
A simple oversight in some apps’ implementation of SSL could leave millions of users vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, opening the door for malicious hackers to obtain sensitive user data Usually when sensitive information is being transferred over a network, the application will open an encrypted connection with the server using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). iOS [...]
Splashtop puts Windows 8 on your iPad in the ultimate show of sacrilege
Posted by ryan on April 13th, 2012
Splashtop’s desktop-to-mobile virtualization app has just perversely enabled users to access their Windows 8 PC desktop on their iPad. Of course, this sort of VPN is nothing new, but it is the first time we’re seeing it with Windows 8, much of which was designed specifically for touch input. It looks like all of the [...]
