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If you have an iPhone, you’re aware that you can set a passcode to prevent thieves (or acquaintances) from browsing your stuff. But how secure is that passcode? It turns out that it’s only sort-of secure. iPhone Atlas has published an article<\/a> showing that this passcode can be bypassed. Now, before you worry about your significant other checking for clues, the procedure described is not simple, and certainly not for the average user. It involves preparing a custom iPhone RAM disk, and issuing commands to the device via the command line. But, as the article says, “can be accomplished in mere minutes by anyone who has physical access to an iPhone.” Be aware. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have an iPhone, you’re aware that you can set a passcode to prevent thieves (or acquaintances) from browsing your stuff. But how secure is that passcode? It turns out that it’s only sort-of secure. iPhone Atlas has published an article showing that this passcode can be bypassed. Now, before you worry about your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-apple","category-security-privacy"],"yoast_head":"\nIs Your iPhone Really Secure? - The Mac Security Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have an iPhone, you're aware that you can set a passcode to prevent thieves (or acquaintances) from browsing your stuff. 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