Marc Maiffret is a 29 year old security super genius. Okay, maybe I'm being too kind, but overall the guy knows how to make waves in the realm of hacking and computer security. He's the Chief Security Architect of a computer company, FireEye, which he co-founded. The guy was even named in People Magazine's 30 people under 30. Basically, he's a guru on computer security.
But... what does this have to do with technology and the writing / publsihing world? Plenty.
As many have noticed, Apple computers are everywhere. iPad, iPhone, iTouch, MacBooks, oh my. The mob (uh... including myself) has snatched up these technology marvels and now the iPad is widely considered the premier eBook reader. It is setting standards everywhere.
The reason I mention Marc Maiffret? Well, in a recent interview, he claimed the following about Apple:
"It's even a little scarier with them because they try to market themselves as more secure than the PC, that you don't have to worry about viruses, etc. Anytime there's been a hacking contest, within a few hours someone's found a new Apple vulnerability. If they were taking it seriously, they wouldn't claim to be more secure than Microsoft because they are very much not. And the Apple community is pretty ignorant to the risks that are out there as it relates to Apple."
Looks like everyone, including many snatching up the iPad for eBook wonder, have to be careful of the technical security holes that come with them.
6 years ago
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