Apple's new
iPhone may never be
secure, according to an encryption expert who believes that the device is "too
powerful".
Phillip Dunkelberger, a former Apple employee and now president of encryption
firm PGP, told
vnunet.com
that the computing power of the iPhone is so great that it will be almost
impossible to protect completely.
"There are so many security issues with the iPhone, because it is not just a
phone," he said. "From an IT guy's perspective it is a Linux computer with
communications built in."
Dunkelberger agreed with the
Jericho
Forum in that IT departments should concentrate on
protecting
the data itself, rather than trying to block all potential security holes.
He added that, if hackers did get control of the iPhone, they could use it to
dial expensive phone lines and steal funds from users.
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