Mr Tribble thinks that security is everyone's responsibility. It is, of course, but isn't that rather dodging the issue for Apple? If there is no central point of contact, no-one cracking the whip over the developers and checking compliance, how will they deal with the inevitable event of a major security vulnerability?
The Mac's Unix underpinnings offer a few security advantages but they will be eroded increasingly by the need to wrap them in a mom-and-pop-friendly interface. With a user base that is growing daily, how long will it be before there is a major issue?
As the article concludes, "Once you've lost a user's confidence, it's hard to get it back. Just ask Microsoft."
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