Apple Lockdown Mode to safeguard high-profile users from govt spyware
The new security feature by Apple comes after iPhones of high-profile people were targeted by the Pegasus software.
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The new security feature by Apple comes after iPhones of high-profile people were targeted by the Pegasus software.
The Lockdown Mode for iPhones and Macs is designed to combat spyware like Pegasus by Israel-based NSO Group and other state-sponsored mercenary spyware(s)
Apple’s Lockdown Mode offers an extreme level of security for users who might be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats for being who they are or for what they do.
The new feature comes on the heels of the prominent Israeli firm NSO Group using its Pegasus spyware to exploit flaws in Apple's software.
Apple recently unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.