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Doesn't matter what the security community does - The security fixes are often obvious enough in the binary delta (Comparing all of the changed files on one sys
by GauntletWizard 7y ago
Doesn't matter what the security community does - The security fixes are often obvious enough in the binary delta (Comparing all of the changed files on one system to another) that cracking teams can discover the flaws that were fixed within 24h, and have exploits available in 48. That's what drives the pace of these updates - The very real fear that fixes reveal your hand to the malware community.
- danieldk 7y agoI guess they could separate security and bug fixes from other changes (features).
- diebeforei485 7y agoApple has beta releases including a public beta program. Don't these beta releases also reveal information to the malware community?
- GauntletWizard 7y agoBeta programs are about new features, not about security fixes. Those that are included are typically incidental. They're more likely to be deliberately held back/in a separate branch from beta programs so as not to reveal them.