Apple introduces new restrictions for security researchers
Tech giant Apple has introduced new rules for how security researchers may report bugs in the company's systems. As of June this year, there is now a cap on how many open reports an individual researcher may have with the company at any one time.
In addition to the limit on the number of reports, Apple has also introduced a 30-day cooling-off period. This means that researchers must wait a certain amount of time before they can submit new cases after they have reached their limit.
The decision is motivated by the company's increased focus on artificial intelligence, although the details regarding how AI affects the handling of security reports have not been further specified. The stated purpose is to streamline the process for handling incoming security threats.
For security researchers, this represents a change in how they work to find and report vulnerabilities in Apple's software. It remains to be seen how these new restrictions will affect security work moving forward.