What’s the new 'Background Security' on the iPhone? What we know.

Apple's new Background Security Improvements operate between software updates, providing "lightweight security releases." ...
Yahoo

Pentagon investigator admits to faking dozens of Top Secret security clearance background checks

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fabricating background checks can lead to national security nightmares, according to experts. A federal contractor has now ...
Homeland Security Today

PERSPECTIVE: Use Analytics to Bump Security Background Checks Into the Modern Age

The federal government has a backlog of more than 700,000 pending background check investigations, a total roughly the same size as the population of Seattle. Not only does that total represent an ...
Security

Background Checks for Security Businesses

From fake sign language interpreters to a Secret Service staffing crisis that led people to question whether the agents protecting former President Donald Trump were sufficiently qualified, recent ...
AppleInsider

iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 betas get second background security updates

Apple is once again testing background security updates in the iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3 betas, reinforcing its push toward protection between full software releases. A second Background Security ...
AOL

iOS 26.3.1 (a): Apple's First Background Security Improvement Fixes This On Your iPhone

Apple released iOS 26.3.1 (a), its first Background Security Improvement, on Tuesday, March 17. The tech giant wrote online that the update fixes an issue in WebKit, the engine that powers Safari and ...
MacTech

Apple testing Background Security Improvement feature on iPhones, iPads, Macs

Apple is testing a Background Security Improvement feature that first rolled out in iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1, reports MacRumors. Developers and public beta testers who are running ...
CSOonline

Background checks: How not to hire a security officer who’s on parole

I was having lunch last week with the senior executive for one of the large agencies in the government organization where I work, when I asked about the agency’s information security officer. I’d ...
Yahoo News Canada

What’s the new 'Background Security' on the iPhone? What we know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apple has released a new security protection for its devices to work in the background between major software updates. Apple users ...