They knew all along it was closed source, but that doesn't mean they believed all along (or at least were confident enough in their belief) that closed source resulted in higher risk of extant exploitable flaws.
Sure, I think a lot of people would think about it this way - but that just means they don’t have any real expertise.
Kaspersky says:
“We believe that the main reason for this incident is the proprietary nature of iOS.”
If the proprietary nature is the main reason for the incident, then Android should have been overwhelmingly more secure all along, and they should know this.
If they are only just figuring this out now, then they have been ludicrously ignorant for people who claim to be experts.
Occam’s razor says they really aren’t as expert as their marketing claims and they are trying to save face by blaming Apple.
Given that the Kremlin is blaming Apple and the NSA, perhaps Kaspersky is trying to deflect blame for not having warned Russian diplomats about the issue.
I feel this is likely going to devolve into a semantic argument over the true definition of real expertise. A key sticking point will likely be volume of a priori knowledge vs. skill in acquiring and synthesizing knowledge.
The issue is their claim that the cause was the proprietary nature of iOS.
This is inconsistent with their claims of expertise.
That’s the issue. I believe the claim isn’t being made because they are experts or because it is true, but rather to deflect blame for marketing and political reasons.
Kaspersky says:
“We believe that the main reason for this incident is the proprietary nature of iOS.”
If the proprietary nature is the main reason for the incident, then Android should have been overwhelmingly more secure all along, and they should know this.
If they are only just figuring this out now, then they have been ludicrously ignorant for people who claim to be experts.
Occam’s razor says they really aren’t as expert as their marketing claims and they are trying to save face by blaming Apple.
Given that the Kremlin is blaming Apple and the NSA, perhaps Kaspersky is trying to deflect blame for not having warned Russian diplomats about the issue.