Apple Magazine №551 2022

SUMMARY  084 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FROM CYBERATTACKS  32HAWAIIAN AIRLINES EXPLORING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY  44MACBOOK AIR - RUMORS: WHAT TO EXPECT WITH APPLE’S 2022 REDESIGN  78BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE $45B FOR NATIONWIDE INTERNET

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4 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR SMALL BUSINESS FROM CYBERATTACKS Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses have quickly adopted remote working and transitioned to new technologies, such as contactless payments and online ordering. Unfortunately, these adjustments have come with increased risks. According to a 2022 report from Barracuda, a cloud and networks security company, small businesses with fewer than 100 employees receive 350% more social engineering attacks — like phishing, scamming or email compromise — than larger businesses. Compared with larger companies, many small businesses have fewer resources to dedicate to cybersecurity, leaving them vulnerable to the ever-evolving tactics of cybercriminals. And dealing with the consequences of a cyberattack 08

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can be seriously detrimental to a business’s bottom line, costing approximately $25,000 per year. Learn how to protect your small business from cyberattacks with these four tips. EVALUATE YOUR ONLINE SYSTEMS Before you can effectively protect your business from cyberthreats, you should have a complete understanding of your current ecosystem of online computer operations. You can ask: “What do we do on any machine that’s connected to the internet whatsoever?” says Andrew Lipton, vice president, head of cyber claims at AmTrust Financial Services, a small-business insurance company. Business owners should understand where their data lives and classify what types of data they store — for example, names, addresses, Social Security numbers. Lipton suggests reaching out to a legal expert, especially if you’re handling sensitive information like Social Security or credit card numbers, to get a better understanding of the consequences of a data breach and get a professional opinion on how to protect your data. Then, you’re in a good position to talk to your internet service provider to find the best way to secure your most important information. IMPLEMENT CYBERSECURITY BEST PRACTICES Even without the firepower of larger companies, small businesses can create a defense that discourages cybercriminals from carrying out their attacks, said Najma Sultana by email . 11

Sultana is the chief security officer at Veem, a global payments provider for small businesses. As a business owner, you can implement basic security and hygiene practices, such as: — Installing firewalls to prevent unauthorized access to your networks. — Using antivirus software and ensuring that it’s updated regularly. — Regularly backing up data and storing it offline or in another location, not just in the cloud. — Creating strong passwords and not using the same password across different accounts. — Requiring multifactor authentication, which asks for two identifying factors, like a password and a code, to access accounts and systems. Some of these security features may already be at your disposal. “Many of the applications and software your company already uses will have built-in security features, but they won’t necessarily be turned on by default,” said Lauren Winchester, vice president of risk and response at Corvus Insurance, by email. You can enable these features to quickly and easily add an extra layer of security to your business. TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES — AND YOURSELF You and your employees are often the first line of defense in protecting your business from cyberattacks. In fact, according to the 2022 Global Risks Report by the World Economic Forum, 95% of cybersecurity issues can be traced to human error. 12

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Receiving basic cybersecurity training can help you and your employees learn to identify common threats, such as phishing emails or suspicious downloads, as well as develop online best practices, like safe browsing and strong passwords. And with employees working remotely or in different office locations, it’s particularly important to create and review cybersecurity policies for your business, including safety guidelines and what to do in the event of a data breach. The Federal Communications Commission offers a free online tool to help you create a customized cybersecurity plan based on your unique business needs. Free virtual and in-person cybersecurity training events are available from the U.S. Small Business Administration and its partners. Your internet systems and cyber insurance providers may also offer these types of training. INVEST IN CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE Cybersecurity insurance can help protect your business from financial losses caused by incidents such as data breaches, ransomware attacks and hacking. If, for example, your point-of-sale system is hacked and the hackers release the stored credit card information of your customers, this policy would cover the cost of notifying your customers, investigating the incident and providing credit monitoring services. It would also cover legal fees or settlements if a customer sues your business as a result of the incident. 15

The best cyber insurance carriers in the market today, however, are more than a backstop to financial loss, says Lipton of AmTrust Financial Services. These insurance companies will not only provide a comprehensive policy, but will also help evaluate your systems, offer advice on how to better protect your data, and connect you with additional security partners or vendors in their network. Look for a carrier that’s volunteering to be your partner in cybersecurity strategy, Lipton says. Insurance is “a critical component of the cybersecurity strategy, but it’s just one piece.” 16

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WITH ROE IN DOUBT, SOME FEAR TECH SURVEILLANCE OF PREGNANCY 21

When Chandler Jones realized she was pregnant during her junior year of college, she turned to a trusted source for information and advice. Her cellphone. “I couldn’t imagine before the Internet, trying to navigate this,” said Jones, 26, who graduates Tuesday from the University of Baltimore School of Law. “I didn’t know if hospitals did abortions. I knew Planned Parenthood did abortions, but there were none near me. So I kind of just Googled.” But with each search, Jones was being surreptitiously followed — by the phone apps and browsers that track us as we click away, capturing even our most sensitive health data. Web searches. Period apps. Fitness trackers. Advice helplines. GPS. The often obscure companies collecting our health history and geolocation data may know more about us than we know ourselves. For now, the information is mostly used to sell us things. But in a post-Roe world — if the Supreme Court soon reverses the 1973 decision that legalized abortion, as a draft opinion suggests it may — pregnancies could be surveilled and the data shared with police or sold to critics or vigilantes. “The value of these tools for law enforcement is for how they really get to peek into the soul,” said Cynthia Conti-Cook, a Ford Foundation technology fellow. “It gives the mental chatter inside our heads.” And our digital trail only becomes clearer when we leave home, as security cameras, license plate readers and other tools track our 22

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movements. Their development has raced far ahead of the laws and regulations that might govern them. For myriad reasons, both political and philosophical, data privacy laws in the U.S. have lagged far behind those adopted in Europe in 2018. Until this month, anyone could buy a weekly trove of data on clients at more than 600 Planned Parenthood sites around the country for as little as $160, according to a recent Vice investigation. The files included approximate patient addresses (derived from where their cellphones “sleep” at night), income brackets, time spent at the clinic, and the top places people visited before and afterward. It’s all possible because HIPAA, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, protects medical files at your doctor’s office but not the information that third-party apps and tech companies collect about you. The surveillance capabilities alarm people who support abortion rights and fear what’s to come if Roe v. Wade is overturned. Women of color like Jones, along with poor women and immigrants, could face the most dire consequences if Roe falls since they typically have less power and money to cover their tracks. They also tend to have more abortions, proportionally, perhaps because they have less access to health care, birth control and, in conservative states, schools with good sex education programs. A few states are starting to push back, setting limits on tech tools as the fight over consumer privacy intensifies. 25

Massachusetts, through a legal settlement, stopped a Boston-based ad company from steering anti-abortion smartphone ads to women inside clinics that offer abortion services there. In Michigan, voters amended the state Constitution to require police to get a warrant before searching someone’s data. And in California, voters passed a sweeping digital privacy law that lets people delete the data that companies collect about them. Still, the burden to protect one’s personal data lies mostly with the consumer, who must wade through complex privacy notices and user settings. Nathan Freed Wessler, a deputy director with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, said there are “very, very few people who have the savvy to do everything” needed to protect themselves. Digital privacy was the last thing on Jones’s mind when she found herself pregnant. She and her boyfriend both had ambitious career goals. She was in crisis mode. “When I was going through this, it was just survival mode,” said Jones, who took part in a march Saturday in downtown Baltimore to support abortion rights. And while she has started to speak out about her abortion, many people don’t want the secrets they spill online exposed. The same tracking that might let slip what you’re buying your spouse for Christmas could reveal that someone’s gay, or pregnant or seriously ill. It can also be used to set life insurance 26

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rates, consider bank loans and weight hiring decisions, experts said. The concerns are mounting, and have forced Apple, Google and other tech giants to begin taking steps to rein in the sale of consumer data. That includes Apple’s launch of its App Tracking Transparency feature, which lets users block apps from tracking them. Abortion rights activists, meanwhile, suggest people in conservative states leave their phones at home or turn off the location services when they seek reproductive health care, and study the privacy policies of health apps they use. “Literally, because I have my cell phone in my pocket, if I go to a CVS, they know I went to a CVS,”said Jones, the soon-to-be lawyer.“I think the privacy right is such a deeper issue in America (and one) that is being violated all the time.” 29

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HAWAIIAN AIRLINES EXPLORING ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY 32

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Hawaiian Airlines is exploring electric aircraft technology with a company based in Boston. The airline is interested in using the vehicles for travel between Hawaii’s islands, Hawaii News Now reported. The company called REGENT is designing“seagliders” that would each carry up to 100 people. Hawaiian hasn’t committed to purchasing any of the aircraft but is exploring the possibility. A news release from REGENT said Hawaiian agreed to strategically invest to support the initial design of the company’s next- generation seaglider. Hawaiian is the first airline to partner with the company, which hopes to have its Monarch seagliders in the air by 2028. “We look forward to working with REGENT to explore the technology and infrastructure needed to fulfill our vision for convenient, comfortable and environmentally sustainable interisland transportation,” said Avi Mannis, chief marketing and communications officer at Hawaiian Airlines. REGENT’s seagliders fly through the air close to the water’s surface. The company said the aircraft will service routes up to 180 miles (290 kilometers) with existing battery technology and routes up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) with next-generation batteries. The company said the seagliders will move at the speed of an airplane but have the operating cost of boats and will use existing dock infrastructure. 35





ARGO TOUTS DRIVERLESS OPERATIONS IN MIAMI AND AUSTIN, TEXAS An autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of eight cities where it is developing its technology. Pittsburgh-based Argo AI has pulled drivers from its autonomous cars in Miami and Austin, Texas, though it is still in the testing phase. Its commercial partnerships with Walmart and Lyft still have backup drivers in both cities. 38

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The company is partnering with Lyft to use its autonomous test vehicles for their ride-sharing network in Miami Beach and grocery delivery for Walmart in Miami and Austin. Argo says it is the first company to go driverless in two American cities, but Argo isn’t the first company to go driverless. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle unit of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has been running a driverless ride service near Phoenix since 2020. It announced in March that it started carrying employees in electric Jaguar I-Pace SUVs in San Francisco without human backup drivers. In February, General Motors and its autonomous vehicle subsidiary Cruise posted a signup page for anyone to reserve a free ride, also in San Francisco. Late last year, a semitruck operated by the San Diego company TuSimple completed an 80- mile route in Arizona, the first successful fully autonomous run by a class 8 vehicle on open public roads with no human intervention. 41





MacBook Air Rumors: What to expect with Apple’s 2022 redesign 44

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With an overhauled MacBook Air reportedly just around the corner, experts are gearing themselves up for a new generation of computing. Likely to sport the M2 chip and an all-new design, the upcoming MacBook Air refresh could be one of the most significant to date. THE UPCOMING MACBOOK AIR Over the past couple of years, Apple has made something very clear: it means business when it comes to the Mac. Professionals and everyday users had grown frustrated with the Cupertino company’s approach to the Mac prior to 2020, with some calling the line-up scale and lagging behind competitors, especially in regards to price. But as Apple enters a new age with its own silicon chips, namely the M1 series and its Pro, Max, and Ultra counterparts, the company is once again being taken seriously. Since then, we’ve seen a redesigned iMac 46

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