[Scan-DC] Trump's cell phones

[Joseph M. Durnal]

Some inside baseball because I know some folks in Whitehouse IT.  I don't
know what he makes calls on but the president has an iPhone for tweeting.
It is a government GFE iPhone similar to what most Whitehouse staff would
use for day to day unclassified business.

When I say iPhone, that is really several iPhones that are roteted in and
out regularly, scanned for any sort of changes, malware, etc, wiped and put
back into service.  When I pressed for details on scanned, I was told that
it was a process developed in partnership with the us government and third
parties but couldn't share any additional information.

Apparently, the president doesn't like the rotation, because there is a
little setup that has to be done each time.  I would find that annoying
too.

J

On Oct 26, 2018 2:58 AM, "Alan Henney" <alan at henney.com> wrote:


Hard to believe that these phones are so vulnerable still.  I remember the
60 Minutes report on Signaling System 7.  Is that what this NYT article is
referencing or some other technology?

Calls made from any cellphone — iPhone, Android, an old-school Samsung flip
phone — are vulnerable.

When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn

https://nyti.ms/2JfsQbL

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-hacking-your-phone/
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