Apple quietly reveals iOS security innards Apple has published a guide to iOS security, detailing in one place the various safeguards that stop perps p0wning fondleslabs and iPhones. The iOS security model Apple's diagram of iOS security measures The guide appears to have landed on Apple.com a couple of weeks ago without fanfare or PR flim-flammery, and opens with …
Android doesn't need antivirus. It's just shit being peddled by the AV companies and Apple as they've seen a new sector they can exploit. I've owned 2 Android devices for a couple years and SHOCK HORROR! Neither have had any problems with malware or any other nasties.
This looks like Apple attempting to spread more FUD about Android. It's tried the whole "fragmentation" thing, that Apple insisted was a problem, but they were the only ones complaining about it, and now they're trying security. Although the only problems seem to be proof of concept or some dodgey "free" version of a game with 2 downloads.
Like a lot of things in life, your stupidity will determine your mileage. If you need someone to hold your hand (and money) Apple is there for you..
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The problem is not Android vs iOS but more a control issue.
I am all supportive of having a choice and being able to install my own apps on my own phone when I can but when getting apps from the Play Store or from third parties it requires vigilance which the average person does not have in my opinion. Apple's stance was to take away the choice and lockdown thus preventing people from doing dumb things though it does not make 100% security.
The Play Store is no where near as much policed like the iTunes Store so malicious stuff gets through more often. Also just like Windows no matter how much protection you have, if you allow the choice then someone is going to be stupid and click that "I want malware" button
I bet you if Google decide to lockdown Android just like iOS it would be just as secure but then there would also be cries of foul play by people and they would also be killing their market as they would be shooting people like HTC in the face.
So the problem is not Android vs iOS but the problem IS in the way the App Stores are run and how the phones are managed/locked down.
Choice in the right hands is good. Choice in the wrong hands is a disaster.
PS: This message was sent from outer space 50 years ago
>So the problem is not Android vs iOS but the problem IS in the way the App Stores are run and how the phones are managed/locked down.
Ultimately both rely on end-users exposing and reporting malware - the human review of an iOS App is typically under 30 mins and concerned with UI, UE, App description etc - all other testing of API use and such is automated and easily defeated - really, it has been, is being and will be again.
When some 5% of iOS devices have been rooted by clicking a weblink, its difficult to be too smug. I thought Apple's genius here was implanting and focussing on the idea that jailbreaking made your device more vulnerable to attack rather than being evidence of a succession of fundamental and actively exploited vectors.
..this article would probably have Eugene Kaspersky cracking his knuckles in frustration! I mean after all, who on earth believed Apple would be thorough enough to release an OS with security safeguards that actually work, combined with the addition of an App vetting process?
TBH, some wont be overly surprised...
Sent from my Jaibroken iDevice...
I think you're living in the realm of the straw men; this document does not claim that iOS is 100% unhackable. It merely documents that Apple has taken many of the steps that the industry advocates in order to secure their OS.
The only person you'll hear an unhackable claim from is an inveterate troll. You can point them at the latest jailbreaking tool if you want instantly to win that argument.
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