Re: [Fed-Talk] A serious security issue with iOS (iPad and iPhone)
Re: [Fed-Talk] A serious security issue with iOS (iPad and iPhone)
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] A serious security issue with iOS (iPad and iPhone)
- From: "Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:13:39 -0500
- Priority: normal
Uh...Not really. Gotta take exception with the "we all knew" part especially (unless that was being feces-tious). The public, especially the public which Apple sold the "It just works" line, certainly didn't know about the security issues and didn't/don't know they were buying into this risk.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry B. Hotz" <email@hidden>
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012 6:07
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] A serious security issue with iOS (iPad and iPhone)
To: Fed Talk <email@hidden>
> I believe that attwifi works as described partly because it's not
> a protected/encrypted network. Doesn't mean it's not a problem of
> course.
> If you read the explanation below the "ask to join" switch, it
> clearly says that known networks will be joined automatically
> regardless of the position of the switch. Another consequence is
> that any access point which mimics the security configuration of a
> known network will be trusted. Same for a MacOS laptop.
>
> Hey, guys, we all knew that the security of WiFi was c*&($ anyway,
> right? It's not entirely Apple's fault.
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> The opinions expressed in this message are mine,
> not those of Caltech, JPL, NASA, or the US Government.
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