Source: Daring Fireball
Apple’s claim that Lockdown Mode remains unexploited signals a critical inflection point: security theater is becoming economically rational when the attack surface for determined adversaries (nation-states, criminals targeting high-value individuals) is so narrow that it’s simply not worth the research investment to break it. This doesn’t mean connected devices are safer—it means security complexity itself has become the moat, effectively pricing out all but the most resourced threat actors and inadvertently creating a two-tier digital world where ordinary users enjoy real protection while those targeted by state actors remain vulnerable anyway.