iTunes backup security improved with iOS 10.2

At the end of September, shortly after the
public release of iOS 10, security experts from Elcomsoft,
highlighted a problemregarding the security of
data. In particular, he had becomeeasier than before.
access the contents of an iTunes backupgenerated by iOS 10

This is due to a change in the password verification method
which allows you to try multiple password combinations much more
quickly (2,500 times faster) in iOS 10 compared to iOS 9.

Fortunately iOS 10.2, the 2nd beta version of which was released this week and
who offersseveral new features to discover hereetTo bewill also handle this aspect.

Apple would therefore have taken into account the problem raised now
several weeks. Indeed, according to the team that develops the software
backup for iOS named iMazing, iOS 10.2 renders againthe task
much longer (1000 times longer)for a pirate who would like to try
to access it by automatically trying numerous combinations of words
passe.

If iOS 10.2 is not yet available and should arrive in a few
weeks, the risk incurred must however be put into perspective. Indeed, a pirate
to be able to crack the iTunes protection password must still
to havephysical accessto the computer on which the
iTunes backup has been made, then run the iTunes backup program.
cracking.

But by the way, do you still make iTunes backups? Or
only via iCloud?