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Advantage Apple - Saves face with timely iPhone patch

Advantage Apple - Saves face with timely iPhone patch

By:  Joaquim P. Menezes  On: 01 Aug 2007 For: IT World Canada Creator

Apple's release of fixes for serious iPhone “vulnerabilities” days after they were first detected is - not just significant from a security perspective - but from a “corporate reputation” standpoint as well.

Apple certainly pulled off a coup, releasing fixes for serious iPhone “vulnerabilities” days after they were first detected. That’s not just significant from a security perspective, but from a “corporate reputation” standpoint as well.

By releasing the fix before briefings began at the Back Hat Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada (where details of the flaw are scheduled to be disclosed today) Apple managed to save face big time. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE










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Joaquim P. Menezes Joaquim P. Menezes is a contributor to the International Data Group (IDG) News Service, which publishes global technology stories from bureaus around the world to more than 300 publications in more than 60 countries.

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