Apple Fixed iOS 11.2 Vulnerability That Allowed Unauthorized Access to HomeKit Devices

I do too. He should have stayed at Apple and not got asked to leave. It really does show

 

Yup. The Walled Garden would be full of green. Not the current brown.

 

At least they’re consistent. Very consistent.

 

He was not asked. He was shown the door by Timmy in a very nasty internal power play.

 

For all the people saying “No HomeKit, no buy” because of HomeKit’s top-notch security, just keep this incident in mind. There are almost surely other security holes lurking in the code just as there are in virtually every software. Apple needs to do some serious self-examination after the macOS and iOS bugs of late. Having 10 or 15 public betas is not a replacement for doing thorough, in-house code reviews and testing.

 

It's within the Home app, so iOS. I have it set up to stop notifications of door unlock and lock if either my wife or myself is home.

 

Working in collaboration, or whatever TC wanted to do, clearly isn’t working... at the very least I am hoping that this is just a phase they’re going through. They need him back otherwise. They need a perfectionist.

 

Well... I guess it was bound to happen to Apple eventually... I wasan't hoping for this attack, anything connected as a central, u kind of think everyone else seems to have has issues in some shape/form, BUT Apple.

 

No security hole is a good security hole, but this is the first time in what 3? years that a hole has been found and the article says that it was difficult to execute. Couple that with the fact that it was patched before it was widely known about and it just becomes a very low concern for me personally.

How many home invaders are going to know about and be able to execute this kind of exploit when they can simply kick the door down or use some other physical approach to get access?

 

Oh, it does...just not the kind it used to have and wishes it had.

 

I didn’t know that there is an Apple server side to home kit.

It had a security issue whit door locks and stuff.

Creepy that.

 

at what point do you even think that complex code is ever bug free

 

Apple's policy to rush out new versions of IOS each year is pathetic. Their quality control is complete garbage and before someone says, well IOS is a complex operating system having to support both current and many legacy devices ... I don't give a damn.

Apple used to stand for quality, but IOS has become a bloated operating system where the hype is always about new emojis. Apple needs to get off the annual release of major IOS versions and concentrate on efficiency and bug fixes.

 

For me it's not so much the security that makes HomeKit a must, but the fact that I'm well embedded in the Apple ecosystem. Additionally, pretty much no security is impenetrable and I still trust Apple more on that front that Google or Amazon.

 

Yep, garage doors and alarm system.

 

I'm baffled how people can leave the security of their house, valuables, and loved ones in the hands of Apple software. Based on all the exploits going on lately, I wouldn't be surprised if just automatically let a stranger into your home and then pointed them to the valuables.

 

I mean most trust their home security to a small steel lock that really isn't all that difficult to bypass... How is this any easier than that to "hack"?

 

I am not optimistic about this is being a "phase"...

 

It still does, just a different reputation now.

 

I have several iHome IP switches for cameras and lights.
I am unable to control them remotely now.
I have to be on my home LAN

 

We will restore functionality as soon we know it will break something else.

 

Did you say another software update next week I’m getting tired

 

....after all these security bugs...heck bugs in general, you really think I'll sign up and try Apple Pay?

 

I’m baffled at the fact that we haven’t been blown back into the stone age with software engineering lately. This is not specific to Apple. Stems all the way down from a company that doesn’t care to the employee who hates their job. Apple seems to be on a higher level than most, though. I think a change of attitude and mindset are what’s needed to fix security on all fronts.

 

Apple needs to higher more software developers