Security Expert: Apple Wins Battle Of CIA

This week, The Intercept with a message about attempts by the CIA to crack the security of iPhones and iPads, but according to security expert Robert Graham Apple wins the battle of the American intelligence service. Intercept relies in its own article on documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden, but according to Graham's website saves the completely wrong in its interpretation.

During various conferences CIA would have looked at how information from iPhones can be decrypted. In 2011, when the conference took place, was decrypting encrypted iPhone data time-intensive and did not always work, says Graham. "The context of the presentation was not that she secretly wanted to spy on anyone. The context was that they wanted to decrypt the phones they received."

Contrary to what is in the article The Intercept is claimed Apple would actually win the battle of the CIA, Graham notes."Apple has made it priceless with the iPhone 4 to find out secrets, except in the most important situations, such as phones from the house of Bin Laden." The expert suggests that the iPhone 6 is likely to become impossible. "If the CIA comes to me, I doubt if they managed to get some information from my iPhone."

Xcode
Graham also discusses the trojaning Xcode, the Apple development tool for compiling iOS apps. This intelligence in all apps loopholes could build. "The CIA is not working to the Xcode that everyone used to trojaning. That would be impossible. They trojaning not the version that Apple provides to developers." Who has need Xcode installed according Graham whatsoever to worry.

Even iPhone users would not have to be afraid that Angry Birds contains a backdoor. "The purpose of the CIA are the hundred users of hawala-like app to make money, which is used only by legitimate targets. " In this case, the CIA would the developer of this app to break his or her Xcode a backdoor provided so that eventually all users of the app can be identified.

CIA Goes Next Years Increase Cyber Capabilities

The CIA in the coming years increasing cyber capabilities, so as to be prepared for the future. That CIA Director John Brennan in a " blueprint for the future "to know. According to Brennan must because of the changing threats to national security and the impact of technological developments more attention to the digital domain.

In order to achieve this are set out in the blueprint four themes. First, there must invest in people, both talent and leadership development, says Brenner. The second pillar for the future of the CIA focuses on the digital revolution. "We need our business and operations in the digital domain at the core of our businesses have been," Brennan says. To achieve this, a new leadership position, who will oversee the "cyber integration" within the CIA. Brenner suggests further third point that the intelligence to modernize the process.

"The speed of world developments and technological changes require that the CIA leaders flexible, able to take on the appropriate level, with the right information and in the interest of the organization decisions. The last pillar Brennan argues for better integration of the possibilities available to CIA offers. Thus, special mission centers operational, analytical, technical and digital personnel for key safety issues come together. When not know the blueprint must be performed exactly Brenner left.