Apple addresses security flaw in iOS 7 update
The first big flaw discovered in iOS 7, which allowed users to sneak through the passcode screen, has been addressed by Apple in its 7.0.2 update. The new iteration, released on Thursday, also reintroduces the option to use the Greek alphabet keyboard for passcodes.
“It's great that they have released a fix in short order,” Erik Bataller, principal security consultant for mobile and cloud security company Neohapsis, told SCMagazine.com on Thursday.
“But given the history of this vulnerability, they should have done more due diligence before releasing it and should have been able to push out a fix more rapidly. They need to improve their processes for finding vulnerabilities, particularly for areas that have had issues in the past.
