What Does The FBI’s Latest Effort To Break Into Farook’s iPhone Mean For Mobile Security?

The FBI is now relying on a third party to unlock the phone left behind by one of the San Bernardino shooters. If the bureau is successful in getting into Syed Farook’siPhone 5C, you may be left wondering whether your own phone’s firewalls could be circumvented.

Mary Dickerson directs the IT security department for the University of Houston System. She says even if the FBI gets access to Farook’s iPhone, that won’t change the need for authorities to have probable cause and a warrant for every other case.

“Just because they have the ability to get there does not mean they have the ability to disregard the law or access any information they want just because they can,” Dickerson said.

But she adds that hackers, operating outside the law, have been sneaking into secure mobile devices for years; and should the FBI bypass the lock to the most talked-about iPhone in the country, it could lead to an uptick in hacking attempts. For the full article click here 

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