Apple rolls out new tools to fight ‘state-sponsored mercenary spyware’

In this Saturday, March 14, 2020, photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. Apple plans to roll out a lockdown” option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers intended to protect against ... more >Apple unveiled new tools this week it said are designed to prevent “state-sponsored mercenary spyware” from victimizing its customers.

The large tech company rolled out “Lockdown Mode” for operating systems used on its phones, tablets and computers, and Apple described its new cybersecurity protections as “extreme” and optional.

Apple’s head of security engineering and architecture, Ivan Kristi\u0107, said the mode was designed to combat the most…