As part of the Platform Architecture organization, the Security Architecture team has a mission to provide a rock-solid security foundation to Apple’s products. They evaluate security threats, define security features, and architect security solutions. They collaborate with software teams to ensure seamless security systems. The team works with different silicon teams throughout the entire design flow to guarantee state-of-the-art security in various in-house and out-sourced silicon chips. Core responsibilities include analyzing hardware and software attack vectors, defining hardware and software security-related features, architecting security solutions in hardware and software, developing evaluation plans for both hardware and software, and communicating with multi-functional teams.