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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

Taproot Security iPhone X Face ID Concerns

Contacted Apple one month before iPhone X hit stores

 

Saint Paul, MN, November 3, 2017 – Taproot Security privately contacted Apple one month ago regarding potential security vulnerabilities in the Face ID biometric feature of iPhone X. Taproot Security president Michael McCormick's letter to Apple suggested ten ways to improve Face ID security.  With iPhone X in stores today, those concerns and recommendations can be made public.

 

The text of Mr. McCormick’s letter to Apple is available here .

 

About Taproot Security

 

Taproot Security is an information security consulting firm advising industry and government on cyber issues and policy. For more information, please visit http://www.taprootsecurity.com/.

 

Contact

 

To learn more about this announcement, please contact

Michael McCormick

Founder & President

Taproot Security, LLC

mike@taprootsecurity.com

 

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