Re:Eugene Kaspersky frustrated by Apple’s iOS AV ban
by mrsteveman1 on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @12:52PM
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Bit of an interesting problem to have.
If the iOS platform was filled with malware threats, the platform itself should be fixed, not intentionally adapted and modified so another company can come in and fix it instead, that makes very little sense.
But there doesn't appear to be a huge malware threat in the first place, in part because Apple is the one controlling the platform and dealing with it, they planned in advance and to some extent made these AV companies unnecessary.
Re:Eugene Kaspersky frustrated by Apple’s iOS AV ban
by shadesandcolour on Wednesday May 23, 2012 @12:02PM
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I can see his point but at the same time I really don't. Phones should be a huge target with the amount of personal information stored on them, but the sandbox that Apple puts every app in really means they can't get at much of it. Sure there are vulnerabilities in lots of pieces of code, but it's up to a malware developer to find them.
If the iOS platform was filled with malware threats, the platform itself should be fixed, not intentionally adapted and modified so another company can come in and fix it instead, that makes very little sense.
But there doesn't appear to be a huge malware threat in the first place, in part because Apple is the one controlling the platform and dealing with it, they planned in advance and to some extent made these AV companies unnecessary.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/07/developers-ask-why-path-is...
iOS was designed to allow this. AV won't fix this, either. Users will share any data to use a certain app.