IPhone's Security Rivals Windows 95 (No, That's Not Good)

[SantaCBear]

"Apple built the iPhone's firmware on the same flawed security model that took rival Microsoft a decade to eliminate from Windows.

"It really is an example of 'those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it'," says Dan Geer, vice president and chief scientist at security firm Verdasys."

 

[sheep]

iPhone is running a bastardized OS at the moment. It is part 10.4 and part 10.5. Look for an update in a couple of weeks.

 

[Corny]

well .. i would wait for the announced "open" version of the software. but still yes .. i don't know that they were thinking

 

[provenlogic]

That's wacked. I was actually thinking of getting one for christmas if v2.0 came out, but if they don't do some serious work on security, NUH UH. I'll get an at&t 8525 instead. I will admit, i finally got to play with an iphone the other day, and they're flashy and cool, but that's nothing if they're not secure, FAST, and reliable...

 

[Soilwork]

Someone stick a fork in her.

See if she's done.

 

[sheep]

Someone stick a fork in her.

See if she's done.

I wish I had met you before you left Toronto. And it's funny cos I was going to go downtown the night you won the *best legs* contest.

 

[Soilwork]

You know... I forgot all about that and last night a buddy of mine from Toronto came to visit me here in LA and reminded me of seeing me up on stage making a tard of myself with my pants around my ankles.

 

[provenlogic]

Someone stick a fork in her.

See if she's done.

I don't know quite how to take that...

 

[hotatlboi]

Every app runs as root on the current version because Apple was still developing the app security/signing architecture that they are going to roll out when the SDK is released, and that was the easiest implementation at the time since they only allowed their apps initially.

Once the new model (whatever it is) for the SDK is finished, the security situation should improve.