Symantec researcher Eric Chien said on the company’s Security Response Weblog: “If the iPhone remains a closed device, with not even Java applications or widgets let alone native code, the risk of infection becomes orders of magnitude lower.”
Chien’s posting was made in response to recent comments by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs about the mobile device, which was unveiled at last week’s Macworld Expo.
Apple’s decision to lock down software on its new iPhone will help keep the devices secure, according to security experts.Â
“These are devices that need to work. And you can’t do that if you load any software on them,” Jobs told reporters. “It doesn’t mean we have to write it all, but it means it has to be more of a controlled environment.”Chien said that by limiting development for the iPhone, Apple would limit access to the operating system and give attackers less opportunity to find vulnerabilities or develop exploits.
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