Azure Confidential Computing will keep data secret, even from Microsoft
Enlarge / The Trusted Execution Environment means that even if the application and operating system are compromised, the green code and data can’t be accessed. (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft announced Thursday a new feature coming to its Azure cloud platform named “Confidential Compute.” The feature will allow applications running on Azure to keep data encrypted not only when it’s at rest (in storage) or in...
Apple says Face ID didn’t actually fail during its iPhone X event
Enlarge (credit: Apple) The first public demo of Apple’s Face ID phone unlocking system didn’t go exactly as planned. During the company’s big iPhone X reveal this week, Apple software engineering chief Craig Federighi suffered a semi-cringeworthy moment when he was unable to unlock the new handset onstage using the new authentication tech. The device prompted Federighi to use a passcode instead, leading him to...