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"The new iPhone 3GS includes hardware-based encryption, giving the impression that your data is more secure than on previous models. A well-known iPhone security expert shows, however, that the data is just as easy to grab using simple hacking tools."

This is an interesting article about encryption on the iPhone, and for the casual user it seems you don't have much to worry about. However if you become the target of a serious hacker, you could be in trouble. Not too likely in my circumstances, but I suppose it could happen if I were an enterprise user and kept sensitive data on my iPhone. I do keep some sensitive data but I use the normal password feature plus 1Password for that extra peace of mind. And I also have the option of the remote wipe if it came right down to it as a MobileMe subscriber. Anyone worried about your iPhone being hacked?

"In a repeat performance of last year, security researcher Charlie Miller arrived at the CanSecWest conference this week with a prepared exploit to use in cracking Safari running on Mac OS X. Unsurprisingly, Miller was able to use his exploit to immediately win the event's "Pwn2Own" contest, generating headlines that suggested that Macs are inherently less secure, despite the fact that every browser involved in the contest failed on the first day."

Ouch. Safari falls first again, although this doesn't say how long he worked on his "exploit" of Safari before the competition began. I'd call for an umpires ruling since that seems like cheating, but how can you really call it cheating when it is a hacking competition?