Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week

Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week

Android versus iPhone security, a move to stop Wikileaks, trusted identities and more.

"Android is open source, which means the hacker can also understand the underlying architecture and source code. We have to give credit to Apple, because they are very careful about it. It's impossible for certain types of viruses" to operate on the iPhone.

Steve Chang, chairman of IT security firm Trend Micro, during an interview in which he explained why he thinks Android devices are more vulnerable to hackers and viruses than Apple's iPhone is. (Bloomberg)

"We've been looking forward to this day for a long time... All of Apple is very, very excited to serve Verizon's 93 million customers."

Apple COO Tim Cook, announcing the long-anticipated version of the iPhone that will run on Verizon Wireless' network, ending AT&T's exclusive hold over the iconic device. (New York Times)

"They are looking for a visionary, and casting a wide net." The next CEO will "not necessarily have semiconductor experience."

Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon, describing who chipmaker AMD might pick to replace former CEO Dirk Meyer, who resigned earlier this week. Rasgon made his comments after speaking with AMD board director Bruce Claflin, who is heading the search committee for a new CEO. (Wall Street Journal)

"The U.S. government simply cannot continue its ineffective piecemeal approach of responding in the aftermath of Wikileaks' damage. The administration must act to disrupt the Wikileaks enterprise. The U.S. government should be making every effort to strangle the viability of Assange's organization."

Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, asking Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to add Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the department's Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons List, or SDN List, a move that would prohibit U.S. businesses and individuals from doing business with the whistleblower site or anyone associated with it. (Datamation)

"Security is not a destination, it's a journey. We all know that these pilot projects, any follow-on commercial deployments, and the emergence of an identity ecosystem itself will be no panacea. There is no magic bullet to solve all cybersecurity issues."

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke discussing the Obama administration's National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) initiative. (eSecurity Planet)

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