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They would. But if there was a software vulnerability that would wipe out the hard drives of computers still realistically in use, much past that 3 year agreeme
by loktarogar 5y ago
They would. But if there was a software vulnerability that would wipe out the hard drives of computers still realistically in use, much past that 3 year agreement expiry? i'd expect them to be on that.
- throwawayboise 5y agoSuppose there were a vulnerability in Mac OS X Tiger that wiped the hard drive of any G4 Powerbook connected to the internet. Would you expect Apple to be on that?
- newsbinator 5y agoActually yes, in that scenario
- dmz73 5y agoThere are almost 2800 CVEs listed for Mac OS. Do you really believe that none of those are remotely exploitable on some old version of Max OS?
- bredren 5y agoThe company is among the most responsive to security issues because security is directly tied to their core value around data privacy.
- slipframe 5y agoFrom conversations on this website about Apple's responsiveness/attitude to security researchers hunting bounties, I have gotten a contrary impression about Apple.
- kergonath 5y agoThey are not perfect and not always as responsive as I’d like. They issue security updates for their current OS and 2 versions before, AFAIK.
- slipframe 5y agoIs this your experience with Apple as a user or as a security researcher?
- kergonath 5y agoAs a user interesting in security and following the field quite closely. I know about the limitations of their bug bounty program and some bad experiences some people have had with it. They still ship security updates to 8 years old devices and 3 years old OSes. Is that a problem?