Apple Bought The Company That Exposed Its Flawed Firmware

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Apple's decision to buy the company that exposed its flawed firmware was a smart move. The group is now working towards improving firmware and software security.

All was quiet after the researchers' announcement, and for good reason: Apple purchased their security firm -- LegbaCore -- just two months after news of Thunderstrike 2 broke. According to the company's founder Xeno Kovah, the team is going to be working on "low-level security" at Apple, which we'll take as shorthand for making sure that OS X's firmware is less susceptible to attacks in the future.
 
Apple's decision to buy the company that exposed its flawed firmware was a smart move. The group is now working towards the door with their personal items in boxes
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. ;) .
 
Hey sounds like open season on everyone now, find a software exploit in Apple software get a pay day.
 
Yup, probably good money if you can do it.

Or maybe brought to court, I'd say the odd are pretty even. :p
 
Yeah this was a move to keep them from finding anything else and shut them up.
 
BoogerBomb said:
Yeah this was a move to keep them from finding anything else and shut them up.
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And outside your tinfoil hat, it could be they wanted them as part of normal QA testing of firmware with less red tape involved.
 
sfsuphysics said:
Hey sounds like open season on everyone now, find a software exploit in Apple software get a pay day.
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This is how it's been with a lot of companies and even people. Ive no problem with it.

Wasn't Kevin M the old hacker hired as a security contactor. Makes sense.
 
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