From my February newsletter, so you could see what it’s normally about: my posts, thoughts about other posts I have read, my take on interesting industry bits, and other perspectives. If anyone wants to be included in the distribution – email me at cherian(.)abraham(at)experian(.)com.
What it is -> A quick read and meant to be useful.
What it is not -> Not meant to make you buy stuff, not meant to use your email for other things.
Tim Cook has a cogent explanation of why building a backdoor (in this case, a firmware that degrades the device security to allow endless pin entry attempts by the law enforcement to gain access to the device, without triggering a data wipe) will not be in the public interest. Any attempt to build a backdoor will be an irreversible step towards weakened system security not just for the iOS ecosystem – but for banking and financial systems that has come to rely on TouchID and other security subsystems inherent in iOS devices. Unintentionally or not, we are at risk of poisoning the well. Link Continue reading
