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> The problem is that cybersecurity is ridiculous hard problem. This is hard for me to believe for a company the size of Apple. They were recently the wealthie
by TaylorAlexander 5y ago
> The problem is that cybersecurity is ridiculous hard problem.
This is hard for me to believe for a company the size of Apple. They were recently the wealthiest company on the planet and are worth over a trillion dollars IIRC. They could slow down their software development process, focus less on adding new features, and prioritize fewer security holes. It seems like such a huge risk to them that their devices are basically always vulnerable. But the general public never really hear about these 0-days so they may have some ability to ignore the problem.
The cynic in me imagines that someone at Apple knows about these bugs and they are shared with spooks for exploitation. One could imagine that even for a responsible disclosure program, they could share details of every new vulnerability with some three letter agency who could have months of use out of them before a patch is finally released.
- dspillett 5y ago> recently the wealthiest company on the planet … They could slow down their software development process, focus less on adding new features, and prioritize fewer security holes. My inner cynic¹ has a slightly different take on that: You don't get to be the wealthiest company on the planet by doing the right thing at the expense of the profitable things. ¹ He says, pretending it isn't also his outer and all-consuming cynic!
- skylanh 5y agoAh, then the cynical part of you will recognize that selling a widget is more lucrative then avoiding the loss of someone else's private data. Or at least that's what I just realized.
- someguydave 5y agopeople are unwilling to wait or pay more for high quality products when a low quality substitute that is just barely adequate is available