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8 May, 2018 | 9To5Mac - https://9to5mac.com/

According to security blog Elcomsoft, the latest iOS 11.4 beta includes a new USB Restricted Mode. It notes that this feature was originally introduced in early iOS 11.3 betas, but was later removed in the final release.

8 May, 2018 | VentureBeat - https://venturebeat.com/

Discovered by security researchers Elcomsoft, the new feature is said to be “aimed squarely at law enforcement” and automatically password-locks the device’s Lightning port after seven days of inactivity. At that point, the port will only function for charging — crucially eliminating data transfers, such as backups or extractions — until the correct password is entered.

8 May, 2018 | AppleInsider - https://appleinsider.com/

"To improve security, for a locked iOS device to communicate with USB accessories you must connect an accessory via Lightning connector to the device while unlocked — or enter your device passcode while connected — at least once a week," reads Apple documentation highlighted by security firm ElcomSoft. The feature actually made an appearance in iOS 11.3 betas, but like AirPlay 2 was removed from the finished code.

17 April, 2018 | TechTarget - https://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/

Even if IT has strong access controls, attackers can still access some mobile devices using legitimate forensics recovery tools, such as the Elcomsoft Mobile Forensic Bundle. Because end users often use mobile devices to access business applications, such as email, cloud file-sharing and remote access, as well as to store sensitive information on their devices, stolen devices can affect businesses.

30 March, 2018 | Smarter Forensics - https://smarterforensics.com/

In Elcomsoft Phone Viewer, I started examining searches and saw everything from Paris and Panama that I searched for in addition to other historical searches. This is great news, but let’s keep going because these could just be generic searches where the user didn’t request directions.[..] Finally, we find the directions the user searched for. Best part, we get to see how the requested the directions (walk, drive, transit, fly, etc.) Pretty cool stuff.

8 December, 2017 | BGR - http://www.bgr.in/

According to researchers at ElcomSoft, the iOS 11 came in with a bunch of new features, a majority of which are aimed to make a user’s experience convenient. However, each of these new additions came with “a small trade off in security”.

4 December, 2017 | tom's guide - https://www.tomsguide.com/

If you're running iOS 11 on your Apple iPhone, make sure you've got an alphanumeric password, or at least a six-digit PIN, protecting your lockscreen. Why? Because that lockscreen passcode may be the only thing standing between you and complete identity theft. With iOS 11, Apple purportedly makes it possible to reset the passwords on both your Apple ID and your iPhone backup in iTunes with only your iPhone's lockscreen PIN – which isn't that hard for an attacker to get.

1 December, 2017 | The Register - https://www.theregister.co.uk

Oleg Afonin, a security researcher for password-cracking forensic IT biz Elcomsoft, in a blog post on Wednesday called iOS 11 "a horror story" due to changes the fruit-themed firm made to its mobile operating system that stripped away a stack of layered defenses.

1 December, 2017 | IBTimes - http://www.ibtimes.com/

A Russian company that produces phone-cracking technology is warning that iOS 11 made changes to the way data on iPhones and iPads is encrypted. That change leaves the information more vulnerable to certain types of attacks.

1 December, 2017 | AppAdvice - https://appadvice.com/

In iOS 11, Apple introduced a new way it protects encrypted iOS backups. Unfortunately, this new method has left these files more vulnerable to certain types of attacks, according to ElcomSoft.