Apple Watch lacks 'kill switch' to thwart thefts

Apple's new smartwatch apparently lacks the same security offered by the iPhone, which tries to dissuade robbers from snatching the device in the first place. Up for sale since April, the Apple Watch is the company's first wearable device geared to compete in a growing landscape of smartwatches and fitness bands. Designed to pair with your iPhone, the new watch alerts you to incoming phone calls and text messages, makes mobile payments via Apple Pay, and can run a variety of mobile apps. But one flaw, according to the folks at iDownloadBlog, is in the area of security. In response to a growing number of iPhone thefts, Apple added a feature to its smartphone called Activation Lock when it launched iOS 7 in 2013. Automatically enabled, Activation Lock requires your Apple ID and password to erase or reactivate your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, thus rendering the device virtually useless to a thief. iPhone thefts in several major cities have dropped since the introduction of Activation Lock -- also sometimes referred to as "kill switch" technology." But the Apple Watch has no such Activation Lock, according to iDownloadBlog writer Jeff Benjamin. Conducting his own test, Benjamin was able to reset or wipe the Apple Watch back to its default settings, bypass the passcode and then pair it with a different iPhone. Thieves could easily do the same thing, and as a result either sell the watch or keep it themselves. On the plus side, a thief would still need to know your passcode in order to access your personal data. And of course, it's not as easy to steal a watch securely strapped to your wrist as it it to steal an iPhone from your hand or pocket. But the lack of an Activation Lock feature does leave the watch more vulnerable if you lose it or leave it unattended. On another plus side, you can at least disable Apple Pay should you lose your watch. This how-to article by CNET's Jason Cipriani explains how to use iCloud to cut off access to your Apple Pay account. One solution offered by Benjamin is that Apple could make sure your watch checks itself against your paired iPhone's Apple ID or asks for your password if anyone attempts to unpair the device. That type of protection should be doable with an update to the Apple Watch's software. If so, hopefully Apple won't take as long to add this type of tighter security to its smartwatch as it did to the iPhone and iPad. Apple did not immediately respond to CNET's request for comment. source : http://edition.cnn.com/tech
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Visi, Misi, Dan Tujuan STT Ibnu Sina Batam

Visi STT Ibnu Sina Batam

    Menjadi lembaga pendidikan tinggi unggulan, alumni berdaya saing global padabidang IPTEKs berbasis imtaq

Misi STT Ibnu Sina Batam

    1. Meningkatkan mutu SDM, sarana dan prasarana proses belajar mengajar secara bertahapdan kontinyu.
    2. Melaksanakan Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi secara profesional dengan mengacu padakurikulum yang dirancang berdasarkan perkembangan kebutuhan industri dan ICT yang bermuatan lokal, Nasional dan global berbasis imtaq.
    3. Membangun kerjasama denganIndustri, institusi Pemerintah dan swasta serta lembaga masyarakat dalam kajian dan penerapan IPTEKS.

Tujuan STT Ibnu Sina Batam

    1. Tersedianya SDM, sarana dan prasarana yang bermutu tinggi untuk mendukung proses belajar mengajar yang efektif dan efisien.
    2. Menghasilkan alumni yang kompetible, kreatif, inovatif dan profesional, berdaya saing tinggi di bidang ipteks guna mendukung ketersediaan SDM yang memiliki kemampuan di bidang teknik industri dan ICT serta mandiri dalam pembangunan lokal maupun nasional yang berlandaskan imtaq.
    3. Menjalin hubungan kerjasama dalam penerapan dan pengembangan ipteks untuk kemajuan pembangunan dan kesejahteraan masyarakat
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Sejarah berdirinya STT Ibnu Sina Batam

Sekolah Tinggi Teknik Ibnu Sina Batam adalah sebuah Sekolah Tinggi Teknik di Batam, Indonesia yang beralamat di jalan Teuku Umar Lubuk Baja, Batam. Sekolah ini dikelola oleh Yayasan Pendidikan Ibnu Sina (YAPIS) Batam.
Sejarah berdirinya Yayasan Pendidikan Ibnu Sina Batam berdiri sejak tanggal 27 Rajab 1397 H. Bertepatan dengan tanggal 14 Juli 1977 dibawah Pimpinan H. Andi Ibrahim, BA. Pengurus yayasan berkonsentrasi penuh di bidang pendidikan mulai dari TK, SD, SMP, SMK hingga Perguruan Tinggi. Untuk perguruan tinggi yayasana membina 4 Sekolah Tinggi yaitu :
  • STT (Sekolah Tinggi Teknik)
  • STAI (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Agama)
  • STIE (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi)
  • STIKES (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan)
Pada tahun 2001 setelah melakukan musyawarah dengan para pengurus yayasan dan tokoh masyarakat tentang rencana pendirian Sekolah Tinggi Teknik (STT) Ibnu Sina Batam guna mempersiapkan kebutuhan akan sumber daya manusia dibidang Teknologi guna menunjang, pengembangan daerah maupun Nasional khususnya di sektor industri. Alhamdulillah pada tanggal 28 September 2001 resmi berdiri setelah mendapatkan izin penyelenggaraan dari Menteri Pendidikan Nasional dengan SK. Nomor 204/D/O/2001 dan Pengesahan Badan Hukum Yayasan dari MENHUMKAM nomor : AHU-AH.01.08-704
STT Ibnu Sina Batam saat ini sedang membina dan mengembangkan 2 Program Studi yakni :
  • Program Studi Teknik Informatika, Status Terakreditasi BAN-PT No.015/BAN-PT/Ak-XII/S1/IV/2009. Bidang konsentrasi :
    • Hardware dan Networking
    • Software Engineering
    • Multimedia
  • Program Studi Teknik Industri, Status Terakreditasi BAN-PT No. 010/BAN-PT/Ak-XII/S1/V/2009. Bidang konsentrasi :
    • Teknik dan Manajemen Perusahaan
    • Teknik Produksi dan Pengembangan Produk
    • Desain Sistem Kerja dan Ergonomi
Dan saat ini sedang mengajukan permohonan izin pembukaan Program Studi Teknik Perkapalan, Teknik Sipil, Teknik Mesin, dan Teknik Elektro.
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