035. A month in review (Sept ’19): The New iPhone Vulnerability

Last month an iPhone bootrom exploit dubbed ‘checkm8’ was discovered by researcher axi0mX. This unpatchable vulnerability could give hackers access to iPhones but is it really something we need to be concerned about? 1’40 The new iPhone vulnerability 4’37 Discovering ‘checkm8’ and how it works 11’30 What we can learn from this vulnerability? 13’36 The price of vulnerabilities – bug bounties and brokers 20’53 Which iPhones are affected and how they’re affected 23’21 Is it really something we should be concerned about? What level of confidence do you have in mobile devices? Do you think mobile phones can be trusted? Let us know on Twitter @secarma! Download on iTunes: apple.co/2Ji61Ek Listening time: 26 minutes Hosted by: Holly Grace Williams, Technical Director at Secarma