Apple Enhances iOS Backup Encryption in iOS 10.2; Reincubate First to Support it

Apple Enhances iOS Backup Encryption in iOS 10.2; Reincubate First to Support it

LONDON, November 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    Reincubate's flagship product, the iPhone Backup Extractor, is the first in market
backup recovery software that supports the latest security updates made in the upcoming
iOS 10.2 release. 

    After the security flaw introduced in iOS 10 was fixed earlier in October
[https://www.reincubate.com/blog/2016/oct/12/itunes-backup-security-update-ios10 ], Apple
has updated and changed encryption algorithms in iOS 10.2, making brute force attacks
impractical.

    The change is associated with a different key derivation process used for iTunes
backup encryption than the one used previously. Finding the new derivation process was the
missing piece to increase security to iTunes backups. In the most recent version of iPhone
Backup Extractor, Reincubate has released a critical update which makes the software fully
compatible with iOS 10.2 encryption changes.

    The encryption update included in iOS 10.2 removes the possibility for brute force
attacks to be a viable option for hackers, because it takes significantly more time for
each attempt to guess the backup password.

    Reincubate's expert iOS team estimated that with current CPUs it takes roughly 7
seconds for a password to be verified and validated before opening a backup.

    About the iPhone Backup Extractor   

    The iPhone Backup Extractor [http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com ] was the first
product to support recovering data from iOS 10 iCloud backups
[https://www.reincubate.com/blog/2016/jun/14/icloud-api-iphone-backup-extractor-support-ios-10 ]
on Windows and macOS platforms. The software is used by consumers, forensic
examiners, and businesses for various use cases, from recovery of lost data to evidence
discovery.

    About Reincubate's iCloud API  

    The Reincubate iCloud API makes the iCloud accessible to investigators, developers and
integrators. The API includes functionality for extraction, manipulation and recovery of
many types of iOS and app data.

    It fully supports iOS 9.3 and iOS 10 iCloud backups, and backups created with A9X and
A10 chipsets. It can provide real-time iCloud data for a number of data-types, and
supports access to content which has been previously erased from the iCloud.

    What Users Say About Reincubate's iCloud API 

    "Reincubate have been super responsive to our needs, and as the market's "table
stakes" features have expanded, Reincubate has responded by constantly improving and
expanding their technology solutions to help us meet those increased customer demands. We
are super pleased with our decision to partner with Reincubate!" -- Steve Woda, CEO,
uKnowKids

    About Reincubate 

    Reincubate is the app data company. The company's mission is to provide data access
and recovery for all app platforms, be they mobile, desktop, web, IoT or in-vehicle. The
company was founded in 2008 and was first to market with both iOS and iCloud data
extraction technology. With over half a decade's experience helping law enforcement and
security organisations access iOS data, Reincubate has licensed software to government,
child protection and corporate clients around the world.

    For more information on Reincubate please visit https://www.reincubate.com/about

    Contact: Catalina Butnaru, catalina@reincubate.com

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