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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by MBCook on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:32PM (#15369819)
They mentioned it’s fixed in iOS 11 so all Apple has to do is tell people to update their devices (which they always push anyway).

It’s not like there is no fix for it.

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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by eisa01 on Friday September 29, 2017 @07:07PM (#15370030)
A lot of corporate customers have still not approved iOS for upgrades, so it's actually a big issue
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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by chatmasta on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:08PM (#15370316)
Sounds like the corporation's problem, willingly ignoring security updates.
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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by alsetmusic on Friday September 29, 2017 @08:31PM (#15370406)
> Sounds like the corporation's problem, willingly ignoring security updates.

A properly vetted update requires both compatibility testing and security testing. It would be irresponsible to push an OS update without verifying that it will not damage productivity or bring down defenses.

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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by glhaynes on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:19PM (#15371022)
Businesses that provide or allow iOS devices need to be ready when new OSes are released to the public, which can easily be done since Apple offers regularly-updated betas for months in advance. This is particularly important because even managed devices cannot be prevented from upgrading to new OSes unless all traffic is routed through controlled networks that block access to Apple update servers.
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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by ec109685 on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:52AM (#15371298)
They had an opportunity to test via the beta period.
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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by nl on Saturday September 30, 2017 @05:33AM (#15372029)
A saw a great T-shirt the other day: Hackers don't care about your corporate policy.
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Re:Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices by alwillis on Friday September 29, 2017 @06:51PM (#15369934)
iOS 11 Installed on 25% of Devices One Week After Launch--https://www.macrumors.com/2017/09/26/ios-11-one-week-25-perc...
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