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Hacking contest to test iPhone's security
AppleInsider —
... Published: 06:50 PM EST After being humbled last year at the high-profile CanSecWest security conference, Apple faces further scrutiny as the same event organizers not only plan to test the Mac's defenses but, for the first time, the iPhone's as well. 3Com's security branch, TippingPoint, says that the 2009 edition of the Pwn2Own challenge will ask security experts and others attending the Vancouver, Canada event to hack smartphones, not just computers, in an attempt to find exploits that would allow arbitrary code. Garnering publicity by way of Fortune , the two-day ...
DVLabs Includes iPhone in Hacking Contest
iPodObserver —
Apple's iPhone 3G will be going on the firing line along with several other smartphones in DVLab's third annual Pwn2Own contest at the CanSecWest Security Conference. Contestants will be competing to be the first to remotely hack into and gain control of the iPhone or Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices for a US$10,000 jackpot. DVLabs is part of the security company TippingPoint. Terri Forslof, the company's manager of security response, said that the hacker's attacks will be limited to "attacks that can be exploited via e-mail, SMS text, Web site browsing, and other ...
Pwn2Own contest will target browsers and mobile devices
Infinite Loop —
... This year's Pwn2Own 2009 contest, an annual hacking contest designed to expose security flaws in operating systems and related software, will shift its focus to various browsers, which have typically been exploited by past winners. As evidence of the growing importance of smartphones, a selection of smartphone devices, including Apple's iPhone, will also be up for grabs in the competition. ...
Security Expert Hacks a Mac in Seconds
Cult of Mac —
... The contest is sponsored by TippingPoint, which shares details on the exploit with Apple and develops a patch for it. TippingPoint offers $5,000 for each new exploit demonstrated in the major browsers and $10,000 for each successful exploit in the major smartphones. ...
