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Apple Hires Kristin Paget To Boost Security Initiatives

Calendar Dec 07, 2012 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Apple has tapped a a noted hacker for its security team. Wired reported that the company has hired Kristin Paget, who was part of a small team of hackers who helped lock down Windows Vista for Microsoft before that OS shipped. Hackers and security researchers have begun leaving the confines of the hacker world as large companies like Apple, Microsoft, and others have been looking to their expertise to find and fix problems in their software.

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