Comments on: iPhone Security Flaw Allows Websites to Steal Your SMS and Mail Databases Within 20 Seconds

By: accolon

accolon — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:53:28 +0000

“I think, generally, if youâ€™re not an idiot, youâ€™ll be okay. Only visit sites you trust, use common sense.”

This doesn’t help if some evil people hijack an ad server, for example. There have been cases where malicious ads on big and trusted sites caused infections. Common sense is always helpful, but security flaws have to be fixed asap.

By: John

John — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:43:31 +0000

Give a hand held the same access and power as a desktop, and you are going to need the same defences.
Security is hard, and when locked down tight, the system may be un useable.
Apple need to actually look at what MS have done with Securty Essentials and provide a basic scanner than can be updated whenever you sync or update apps.
If Apple are going to lock you into their monolithic software stack, they have a duty to make it as robust as possible.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:36:05 +0000

I’ve never had a problem with my phone being compromised. I think, generally, if you’re not an idiot, you’ll be okay. Only visit sites you trust, use common sense. I dunno, what else can you say?

By: Chris12163

Chris12163 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:15:13 +0000

I hope Apple pays attention and release better secured phones. It’s like the hackers convention(whatever it’s called) last year in Las Vegas where if you recieve a text message, the person has hacked onto your phone.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:39:48 +0000

I love my Apple products, but I have never been under the illusion that they are impervious to computer attacks, and neither should anyone else be. Neither does this prove that Apple products are as unsafe as people are trying to make them look; every computer system has its vulnerabilities, and Apple is no exception. I am fully confident that this can be fixed.