Hasta La Gadget!

As Apple’s reach expands beyond desktops and laptops and into your bags and pockets thanks to the iPhone and iPad, it’s natural to expect the company to spend some time focusing on security, and making sure their products are as secure as they can be. That explains why Apple decided to hire a new Director of Global Security. 

Still, the hiring process at Apple must be pretty stringent, since David Rice, the man they decided on for the job, not only worked at the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Global Network Vulnerability Analyst, but graduated from the US Naval Academy with a Master’s Degree in Information Warfare and Systems Engineering, and served in the Navy as a Special Duty Cryptologic Officer. 

Along with those impressive credentials, Rice is also the author of “Geekonomics,” a book on why companies should focus on making sure their software products are secure. What Rice’s duties will be when he’s onboard at Apple aren’t clear, and it’s unlikely they’ll ever be really public, but one thing is for sure: you can’t say the company isn’t taking security seriously. 

[via SlashGear]