Jerry GalvinJust because iPhones have RCS doesn't mean it’s secure, or that you should use itWith Apple’s latest iOS 18 update, Apple now joins Android phones in supporting Rich Communications Service, commonly known as RCS. RCS…Sep 17Sep 17
Jerry GalvinEncrypt your iCloud data now (so only you can get to it)For the longest time, I fought putting anything important in any cloud service, with the notable exception of my email. The reason? Most…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Jerry GalviniOS 16 iMessage editing won’t let you get away with making bad decisionsA fantastic new feature of iOS 16 is the ability to edit iMessages. But that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to get away with anything.Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
Jerry GalvinPassword managers are an exercise in trustI’ll admit that I was late to the game on password managers. For anything relatively important, I refused to use one, instead choosing to…Sep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
Jerry GalvinTikTok is reading all the keystrokes you enter into its app, even if they’re meant for another siteA researcher who found that Facebook and Instagram are injecting tracking code into web pages that you visit, wrote a follow up report. In…Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022
Jerry GalvinThe Facebook and Instagram apps are modifying websites you visitYou might want to rethink having social network apps on your phone, but not because you’re addicted to scrolling or concerned about…Aug 15, 2022Aug 15, 2022
Jerry GalvinApple is making it easy to avoid security vulnerabilities completely, but for a priceAs any security practitioner will tell you, the tradeoff between security and usability is a constant tug of war. The more secure you make…Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Jerry GalvinThe log4j vulnerability shows vulnerability management can’t come down to only a scanThe first article I saw on December 10 about the now infamous log4j remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021–44228), buried the lede…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Jerry GalvinFree me from the Apple Watch tyrannyThe Apple Watch now controls my day. Don’t feel bad for me. I brought this upon myself.Nov 18, 20211Nov 18, 20211
