Apple looks to hire new iPhone OS security manager

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  • Reply 21 of 29
    If they are going to integrate RFID, they'd better work out the security issues. Could you imagine the chaos once we start storing CC #'s and our ID's on our phones and jail-breaking is still a common practice? How the hell do other manufacturers do it? No one cares about other manufacturers? I suspect this is bigger than just jail-breaking.
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  • Reply 22 of 29
    I thought the BlackBerry was praised for being a very secure smartphone, so I don't see why the iPhone shouldn't be able to be just as secure if not more secure. Why would people want smartphones that were easy to steal information from. Somebody already said it only took a short while to steal data from an iPhone with some simple bypass. I would really think businesses such as the defense industry would want a super-secure device. So why is there such a furor about Apple trying to make the iPhone as secure as possible?
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  • Reply 23 of 29
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    Originally Posted by Constable Odo View Post


    I thought the BlackBerry was praised for being a very secure smartphone, so I don't see why the iPhone shouldn't be able to be just as secure if not more secure. Why would people want smartphones that were easy to steal information from. Somebody already said it only took a short while to steal data from an iPhone with some simple bypass. I would really think businesses such as the defense industry would want a super-secure device. So why is there such a furor about Apple trying to make the iPhone as secure as possible?



    I agree. I think this thing needs to be locked down tight. If the Apple security team is getting their @$$e$ handed to them by a 17 year old, how can they expect to handle securing our sensitive data from a serious threat? I think it's time they step up their game or be thrown out the door in disgrace. There has to be a way to lock it down and make it secure. The four digit screen lock is a joke too. I guess Steve is getting soft in his old age. A younger Steve would have eaten the security team alive for this long line of failures.
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  • Reply 24 of 29
    buckbuck Posts: 293member
    Oh man... Apple is not "bested" by a 17 years old. The only thing he achieved was finding an exploit. He didn't write the baseband or the bootloader. What makes you think if he was presented with a task like that he would succeed and create something unbreakable? Or that he is a good creative team leader? In other words, two very different things.

    Second, it's silly to assume that hackers will hack everything, that they're some sort of magicians. Look at PS3 for example. It's been a long time but there's no success.
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  • Reply 25 of 29
    pxtpxt Posts: 683member
    It's about time Apple secured the iPhone. It's embarrasing.



    Otherwise, the iPhone is near-perfect as far as current tech design goes.
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  • Reply 26 of 29
    jasenj1jasenj1 Posts: 926member
    There's two issues here:

    1) Jailbreaking to unlock features and capabilities that Apple has not made available via their SDK.

    2) Ensuring the integrity/privacy of the data on the phone.



    Number 2 is of primary concern to corporations and governments/military. They want to make sure that if a device is lost/stolen the next user can't slurp the data out. Also of concern is sandboxing applications so one app can't read data from other apps - unless specifically allowed to.



    Joe Sixpack probably doesn't care much if someone steals his phone and can listen to all his music, see all the pictures from his kids' birthday parties, and gets the phone numbers of his relatives. Corporations & governments are VERY paranoid that an employee losing a device won't leak information.



    If Apple wants to be a serious player in the corporate & government space, the device needs to be encrypted very deeply.



    I wouldn't be surprised if they fork the platform into "business" and "home" versions. "Business" with very draconian security policies that also make the device a bit more cumbersome. "Home" which leaves it open to more data stealing but is easier to use.



    - Jasen.
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  • Reply 27 of 29
    FUD on apple's part .I 'm on 3gs jailbroken , shutdown every night, boot up

    every morning untethered.



    If no jailbreak then

    buy other brand

    fi
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  • Reply 28 of 29
    hill60hill60 Posts: 6,992member
    Sorry, you are wrong, I use it quite often:-



    "No access fee to use as a modem (tethering)*"



    "* iPhone as modem (tethering). iPhone 3G Operating System 3.0 introduces the capability to use your iPhone 3G as a modem and connect your personal computer to the internet as long as you are located within the Vodafone 3G network coverage area."



    Source:-



    http://www.vodafone.com.au:80/personal/iphone/index.htm



    Oh, did you mean with YOUR network?





    Quote:
    Originally Posted by geekdad View Post


    Tethering.......................

    Can't do it without jailbreaking the phone.......





    How about I email this 10MB PDF I have on my iPhone which explains it all to your BB Bold...



    ...oh sorry I forgot about the limitations of your handset, scratch that idea.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ifail View Post


    ...offer a qwerty keyboard model better than my Bold (Can be done, there are millions who will not switch because of this lack of true keyboard), have notifications like my BB, push email that doesnt blow,



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