The age of the internet and technology has greatly shown the world on how data access is easy for threat actors to do, and in the recent Cybersecurity Breach Report commissioned by Apple, the company claims it to be rampant. No data is safe now, as there are massive entities in play, centering on their harvesting of user data off the internet, among various apps and platforms.
Apple Cybersecurity Breach Report Claims Alarming Events
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Detailed in a new Cybersecurity Breach Report which Apple commissioned and written by MIT's information technology professor, Stuart Madnick, Ph.D., there is a continued threat to personal data. The report detailed how much user data, both personal and sensitive, are leaked online due to the massive breaches and campaigns set up by threat actors.
One of the most notable figures in this report centers on the total personal records accessed or stolen by threat actors amounts to as much as 2.6 billion. Moreover, in 2023's first nine months alone, data breach numbers increased by a staggering 20 percent.
Additionally, 2023 also saw a significant 70 percent rise in ransomware attacks for the first three quarters.
These attacks are increasingly impactful because people are now living more of their lives online, meaning that corporations, governments, and other types of organizations collect more and more personal data - sometimes with little choice from individuals. And because people's most personal data can be exploited and sold for a significant profit, it's become a growing target for cybercriminals.
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Advanced Data Protection: iCloud's Encryption Tech
With this, Apple wants you to protect yourself and your data, and this is through the renowned iCloud Encryption feature that adds another layer of protection called Advanced Data Protection. This also brings the iMessage Contact Key Verification and the Security Keys for Apple ID to further protect one's information from future user data access, looking to enhance online safety.
Apple's Take on Cybersecurity, Privacy, Safety
Like many tech companies in the present, Apple is one to put significant importance on the world to establish cybersecurity and protection, and not only do they do this with their products or software.
During the last Data Privacy Day, Apple details what it wants to bring for users to help them be the master of their data, with educational resources detailing it.
Some of the previously added feature of Apple center on 2020's iOS 14 release, best known as the 'Ask App Not to Track' option lets a user opt out of app tracking.
However, there are also several disputes regarding Apple's commitment to privacy and what it protects, particularly with a recent study about the App Store tracking everything you type.
As one of the most valuable companies in the world, Apple is best known for its various technologies that are committed to offering security features for all. The latest study detailed by the report commissioned by Apple shows how the drastic world of technology and the internet is filled with cybersecurity threats, with the company leveraging its Advanced Data Protection for online safety.
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