iOS 12 will bring some welcomed new security features to the operating system. Among those is a new USB Restricted Mode. When enabled, this mode will force you to re-authenticate any USB devices plugged into your iOS device if it has been locked for more than an hour. This means that anything plugged into the Lightning port will be restricted to only charging. This includes plugging into iTunes to sync....

iOS 14.5 beta has been surprising us with several new features, including new options to unlock the iPhone using the Apple Watch, changing the default music player for Siri, and more. With the release of iOS 14.5 beta 2 earlier today, Apple added new actions to the Shortcuts app for taking screenshots, changing orientation lock, and even changing cellular data mode. With the “Take Screenshot” action, the shortcut quickly takes a screenshot so you can save it to your photo library, send it to another app, change its resolution, or do any other interactions that the Shortcuts app offers to users....

By using the iMessage app on your iPhone, you can either send normal text messages or can send multimedia messages as well. And the best part of iMessage is that you can use it on internet connectivity. Therefore, two things you will need, one is an active internet connection and another one is Apple ID. Once you signed in, you can easily use the app. However, if the iMessage not working after installing a new iOS update on your iPhone 11, then check the troubleshooting guide below....

Indian Engineering Student Builds a Real-Life Iron Man suit for just $750 Vimal Govin Manikandan is a young Indian engineering student of MES College of Engineering in Kerala. He has built a battery-powered real-life Ironman suit using exoskeleton technology. Let’s know what Exoskeleton technology is? It is a wearable mobile machine powered by a system of motors, pneumatics, levers, hydraulics, or a combination of technologies that allow for limb movement, increased strength, and endurance....

On this page, we will guide you on how to download and install the official firmware flash file on Infinix Smart 3 Plus (model X627, X627V). This tutorial is easy to follow. Infinix Smart 3 Plus is powered by a Mediatek MT6761 Helio A22 processor powered by Android 9.0 Pie. If you are someone who is facing software issues such as WiFi or Bluetooth issues, lag, boot loop, or hard brick, you can fix the device by following this tutorial....

Information security managers play a necessary, pivotal role in the IT and information security departments of the organizations they serve. They operate as the brains of the organization’s IT and information security teams and manage the overall operations and direction of their departments. This article will detail the roles and responsibilities of this profound position and will leave you with a better understanding of the part they play in an organization....

What is the study of information systems? Information systems collect, store, process, and distribute data. Coursework in information systems trains students to use technology to solve problems, streamline processes, and improve communication. By using networks, software, and hardware components to effectively link people, organizations, and tasks, information systems serve as a fundamental part of business success. Information systems increase functionality at the operational, managerial, and strategic levels of an organization. What is an information systems MBA?...

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced today that the social network is starting to beta test a new digital wellbeing feature dubbed “Take a Break.” As the name implies, this feature is designed to encourage users to take regular breaks from using Instagram. In a video posted today, Mosseri explained that this is an “opt-in control that enables you to receive break reminders in-app after a duration of your choosing.” The “Time for a break?...

Instagram is rolling out some changes today to keep the platform a more positive place for users. Two features rolling out now include the ability to control who can tag or mention you in comments, captions, or Stories as well as the ability to delete comments in bulk. Instagram noted in a blog post today about the updates that the latest changes are part of its efforts to “fight online bullying” and come along with parent company, Facebook’s release of its May Community Standards Enforcement Report....

Xiaomi Redmi S2 (Y2) (ysl) launched in May 2018. The phone came out of the box with Android 8.1 Oreo and was later upgraded to Android Pie. In this tutorial, we will guide you to install the latest Lineage OS 19.1 on the Xiaomi Redmi S2 (Y2) (ysl) smartphone. We have given the complete instructions, downloads, and useful updates in the future. As we all know, Lineage OS 19.1 is based on Android 12 which is the 12th major release by Google and brings many new features and improvements....

This article will detail the current security functionality offered by Windows 10 and will introduce the new security configuration framework SECCON, Microsoft BitLocker and a slew of notable Windows Defender features including SmartScreen, Application Guard, Device Guard, Exploit Guard and Credential Guard, as well as a look at the new changes to Windows 10 security introduced in the 1903 feature release. New security configuration framework The most notable Windows 10 security feature is the new security configuration framework that Microsoft called SECCON (which is a play on the United States Department of Defense’s defense readiness condition DEFCON framework)....

What is industrial Ethernet? Industrial Ethernet comprises the IP-enabled versions of commonly serial industrial protocols — basically serial comms compressed in TCP/IP packets. The non-proprietary array of different communication protocols used by several manufacturers for SCADA/ICS tend to change over the industrial Ethernet. Below are a few examples: Modbus turns into Modbus TCP HART changes to HART-IP DNP3 becomes DNP3 over TCP/IP Structure of serial comms in TCP/IP packets Modbus TCP Just like the serial versions, Modbus TCP has a client/server architecture, including a master & slave....

If you’re using the Infinix X650C device and facing issues like authentication or buffer error, you will need to fix it via the SP Flash Tool or Miracle Box or CM2 box. But if you don’t fix it, you will encounter a secure boot error. In order to flash those devices, you will require a Secure Boot DA file. Here you can download and install the Infinix X650C MTK Secure Boot DA file....

The most important part of performing an application pentest for an Android application is understanding the manifest configuration. Analyzing the manifest file is one of the most important and tedious tasks while performing a penetration testing assessment on the world’s most popular mobile OS. Android is a privilege-separated operating system, in which each application runs with a distinct system identity. At install time, Android gives each package a distinct Linux user ID....

Instagram is one of the most popular social networks out there, but competition still drives the company’s efforts, and Snapchat is one of the biggest competitors the platform has. As such, it’s probably not too surprising to see the platform announcing a Snapchat-like feature, called “Stories.” Instagram made the new feature official today on its blog, and details how the new feature will work. It will allow Instagram users to collect and publish photos and videos to create a story, to which they can add to throughout the day as they see fit....

WARNING! Spoilers for Midnight Kiss ahead New Year’s Eve is a time of reflection and celebration, but Hulu’s Into the Dark takes this to fearsome levels with their latest effort, Midnight Kiss, which features a shocking ending with a mammoth twist. Midnight Kiss, directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins), looks at a group of longtime friends decide to ring in the New Year by retreating to a cushy guest house and engaging in their yearly tradition of “Midnight Kiss,” a playful game that gets them to push their boundaries....

Apple has released iOS 14.5 beta 7 to developers, coming one week after the release of beta 6. iOS 14.5 packs a variety of new features including the ability to unlock your iPhone using Apple Watch and new Siri voices. Update: Now rolling out to public beta users as well. Today’s new release of iOS 14.5 beta 7 is available to developers and public beta users via an over-the-air update in the Settings app....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOf_2HCX51w&feature=youtu.be] Fortune’s Phillip Elmer-DeWitt pointed us to an hour long interview and Q&A session at LinkedIn headquarters with “Inside Apple” author Adam Lashinsky. The interview is conducted by our former boss and current LinkedIn Executive Editor Dan Roth. As PED noted, one of the more notable exchanges is with a former Apple employee who thought CEO Tim Cook is charismatic enough to be the United States President. See the clip below (plus another interview this week at Davos)....

Still, there are some compelling reasons to buy the same electronic gizmos in-store that you can get online. Say, for instance, holy crap, you just remembered it’s your wife’s birthday tomorrow, and Prime 2-day shipping isn’t going to cut it. As someone who has faced this situation multiple times and is still married to this day, I can attest that buying expensive electronics in a brick-and-mortar store is a viable option....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GlIiMdS3I&feature=plcp] Nuance announced Dragon Dictate 3 today, which is the latest addition to its lineup of Dictation software from Mac (Nuance purchased MacSpeech a few years ago, after MacSpeech began using Nuance’s speech engine). With Mountain Lion now incorporating its own Speech-to-text engine (which also uses Nuance on the backend), the market would seem a lot more niche. However, there are die-hard Dragon Dictate users who will tell you nothing replaces the original....