“Apple Inc. has pulled its security engineering team out of a planned public discussion on the company’s security practices, which had been set for next week’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
The panel would have been a first for Apple, but the company pulled out of the discussion at the last minute, Black Hat Director Jeff Moss said in an interview Friday,” Robert McMillan reports for ComputerWorld.
“Marketing got wind of it, and nobody at Apple is ever allowed to speak publicly about anything without marketing approval,” Moss said.
“The panel would have been a highlight of the show, giving attendees an insider look at Apple’s security response team. Apple is notoriously secretive about its security policies, a stance that has made it a constant target of criticism in the security community. “It was them talking about security engineering and how they take security seriously,” Moss said. “It would have put Apple in a positive light.”
“Due to circumstances beyond my control, I regret that I will not be able to participate in Black Hat this year,” the panel’s organizer said in an e-mail to conference officials, read over the telephone by Moss on Friday. Moss declined to say who from Apple was scheduled to speak on the panel, saying that by naming them, he could put their jobs in jeopardy.”
“An Apple spokesman was unable to comment immediately for this story.”
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