Apple Plans to Develop Program to Improve Supply Chain Security

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook this morning attended a cybersecurity meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and executives from other tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.

Following the summit, the White House said that the companies in attendance pledged their help to bolster U.S. cybersecurity efforts, with Apple planning to develop a program to make security improvements across its technology supply chain (via Bloomberg and CNBC).

Apple will work with suppliers to adopt multi-factor authentication, security training, and incident response in an effort to improve security.

Google plans to invest $10 billion over five years to strengthen cybersecurity, and it plans to train 100,000 Americans in technical fields through its Career Certificate Program. Microsoft pledged $20 billion over five years to provide more advanced security tools and will invest $150 million to help government agencies upgrade their security systems.

IBM plans to train more than 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills across three years, and it announced a new data storage solution for critical infrastructure companies. Amazon Web Services plans to give account holders free multi-factor authentication devices to improve security, and it will also offer Security Awareness Training.

During the meeting, President Joe Biden asked tech executives to help improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure and economy, urging them to train up a larger cybersecurity workforce and to provide improvements to cybersecurity in their sectors.

Article Link: Apple Plans to Develop Program to Improve Supply Chain Security

 

[Unity451]

Great... exactly what Biden should be spending his time on right now.

 

[Wildkraut]

...pledged... , ...efforts... , ...will... , ...plans... , ...asked ...
No contracts, it won't happen!
Just superficial blah blah blah to take the free brunch.

 

[jz0309]

Microsoft pledged $20 billion over five years to provide more advanced security tools and will invest $150 million to help government agencies upgrade their security systems - eeh, like changing the default of their (forgot the name) service to not be public? and $150M investment of a $10B contract or did AMZN win that? lost track ...

 

[Capeto]

Tim Cook is meeting with U.S. Joe Biden himself?

 

[robotica]

Tim Cook is meeting with U.S. Joe Biden himself?

No he sent his Android self!

 

[rictus007]

Did Biden called him Tim Apple?

 

[sinsin07]

1: Google plans to invest $10 billion over five years to strengthen cybersecurity, and it plans to train 100,000 Americans in technical fields through its Career Certificate Program.

2: Microsoft pledged $20 billion over five years to provide more advanced security tools and will invest $150 million to help government agencies upgrade their security systems.

3: IBM plans to train more than 150,000 people in cybersecurity skills across three years...

4: Amazon Web Services plans to give account holders free multi-factor authentication devices to improve security, and it will also offer Security Awareness Training.

And Apple...?
Apple will work with suppliers to adopt multi-factor authentication, security training, and incident response in an effort to improve security (and prevent leaks of their products? ?).

Unless this means Apple is working with suppliers that have nothing to do with their products, it sounds a bit self serving.

I'll admit it's possible I'm reading this wrong.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

How about start manufacturing products in America?

Throughout this whole meeting held today.. This is all they were able to discuss? and talk about?

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[Red Oak]

How about bringing “more” manufacturing back to the US?

How is that not part of the plan

 

[Red Oak]

How about bringing “more” manufacturing back to the US?

How is that not part of the plan

 

[0924487]

Dime for dollar

 

[mozumder]

How about bringing “more” manufacturing back to the US?

How is that not part of the plan

Because manufacturing jobs can be done without education.

We spend thousands of dollars a year for your education to teach you calculus, literature, and world history, so you DON'T have to work a manufacturing job like you were some kind of oxen. We purposely sent those jobs overseas to people that can do it for $2 an hour, because you are expected to have $50-$100/hour jobs that use your brains instead of your muscles.

It's a win-win situation for all of us when we send manufacturing jobs overseas and Americans get the high skill jobs.

 

[now i see it]

The biggest current scourge is ransomware shutting down entire industries. I assume that was the main topic of discussion (as everyone in the room made quick sideways glances at Microsoft)

 

[velocityg4]

Apple: We're going to stop leaks of new iPhones, dagnabbit.

Everyone Else: We're going to improve the cyber security infrastructure in the US. Plus train the people needed to build and operate that infrastructure.

 

[BGPL]

The US government telling the private sector to tighten it up on cyber security. Oh my.

Meanwhile in that meeting, all Tim could think about was how in the world did those iPhone 13 mockups get leaked? Someone is gonna lose a few fingers for that.

 

[danielsutton]

Did Biden called him Tim Apple?

I think that was Trump?

 

[danielsutton]

I think that was Trump?

Did Biden called him Tim Apple?

That was Trump who called him Tim Apple:

 

[HiVolt]

Tim Cook is meeting with U.S. Joe Biden himself?

Nah, his red-headed handler.

 

[SSDGUY]

Did Biden called him Tim Apple?

Nope. He called him "uuuuuh … ahhhhh … uuuuuh"

 

[SFjohn]

How about start manufacturing products in America?

Throughout this whole meeting held today.. This is all they were able to discuss? and talk about?

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Meet With U.S. President Joe Biden to Discuss Cybersecurity

Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to join other tech executives in a cybersecurity meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden next week, reports Bloomberg. The...

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Apple is doing a lot of job creation in the US, as well as Apple suppliers like Foxconn is opening more chip factories in the US. Steve Jobs spoke to Obama long ago, Obama asked when Jobs could bring all it‘s China business to the US. Jobs replied never. The reason had nothing to do with the cost of manufacturing. It was education, Jobs comment was something like: When Apple ramps up products they often hire 6,000 qualified electrical design engineers, in China they can find all 6,000 in a week, in the US we graduate a small fraction of that each year, there just aren’t enough qualified people in the US and the number is declining.

 

[deevey]

Apple: We're going to stop leaks of new iPhones, dagnabbit.

Everyone Else: We're going to improve the cyber security infrastructure in the US. Plus train the people needed to build and operate that infrastructure.

What do Apple know about training folk on windows XP ? ? ? ? ? ?

 

[0924487]

How about bringing “more” manufacturing back to the US?

How is that not part of the plan

Not likely unless some states abolish the minimum wages and relax labour law.

 

[0924487]

That was Trump who called him Tim Apple:

Now with the current PR nightmares, it’s probably gonna be Cook Apple.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Now with the current PR nightmares, it’s probably gonna be Cook Apple.

I prefer Tim Apple. It suits him 😆