I've updated my blog post in light of Apple releasing the M5 iPad Pro with Memory Integrity Enforcement #MIE

# How to Use an iPad as a Secure Calling and Messaging Device

This is the first time in my 10 years of maintaining this article that I stop advising any iPad above the A12 chipset, and now focus on M5. MIE is such a huge platform security improvement, the M5 is currently the only one to consider getting if operational security is your top priority.

https://yawnbox.eu/blog/how-to-use-an-ipad-as-a-secure-calling-and-messaging-device/

#Apple #iPad #iPadPro #iPadProM5 #M5 #MemoryIntegrityEnforcement #PlatformSecurity #ExploitMitigation

How the iPhone 17 changes the cybersecurity game

https://neat.tube/w/q1i9ZctzLTvdXp9abjybSX

The most relevant new feature in iOS 26 for journalists, lawyers, activists, politicians, executives, and other high-profile figures wasn't really advertised to consumers at all. Rather, it was announced in a September 9th post on the Apple Security Research blog...

https://www.privacyguides.org/posts/2025/09/20/memory-integrity-enforcement-changes-the-game-on-ios/

#Apple #Security #ARM #MemoryIntegrityEnforcement #PrivacyGuides #Article

In some regions exploits are very broadly deployed on the internet, to target people looking for political activism resources. And journalists, lawyers, and politicians are all regularly targeted by mercenary spyware as well.

The exploit chains used by mercenary spyware are also the same as the ones used by commercial spyware and data hacking kits, like Cellebrite and GrayKey. These tools are often in the hands of low-level law enforcement employees or even outside of government, and are regularly abused.

If these threats could cause you significant harm, this may well be a great reason to upgrade your phone.

https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/memory-integrity-enforcement-changes-the-game-on-ios/

#MemoryIntegrityEnforcement #Apple #MTE #Security #Infosec #Cybersecurity #MemoryTagging #Article