address their security Black Hat security conference platform today, Apple announced error Rewards gold program that will see the company compensation for hackers and security researchers to provide up to $ 200,000 cash prize to find vulnerabilities in its software.
The program is scheduled to kick off in September this year will win the only basis in a Member invite-. Invitation is based on the induction of such rare procedure, despite Apple’s prudent to get involved in this territory is correct, consistent with its modus operandi.
The company has, but the expression of the desire to gradually make the program more open, and even promised to consider induction of critical vulnerabilities and who close their independent hackers.
At this writing, the bounty program is divided into five categories. The first $ 200,000 commitment to meet the highest paid loophole hunting boot firmware components at the same time be able to find the company’s security vulnerabilities enclave sensitive biometric data could be up to $ 100,000 in the second type of production. The other three cover kernel code execution privileges for the $ 50,000 top prize, $ 50,000 iCloud to external data and data access for $ 25,000 sandboxed process unauthorized access.
Apple’s high-tech industry between the few remaining big-name players if there is no security of a bounty program, with Google, Microsoft and Facebook so people have jumped on the bandwagon some time ago.
The long-awaited shift in strategy in the San Bernardino case, high heels, which led to Apple and countries tough battle between, as the latter continue to require the company to provide customized “ GovtOS ” backdoor alleged shooter iPhone. At the conclusion of case and law enforcement claims to have found an unknown security vulnerability in iOS that allows them to access the device. What followed was criticized Apple’s approach for solving the security of its platform, here we are.
although what this announcement means, but for the security of Apple’s software positive changes, users tend to free their shackles iOS devices can not be blamed for concern What does this mean for the future of the jailbreak community, but it may be too early to answer this question
(source: @Saurik [microblogging] )
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