iOS Representing 81% of the flaws in the smartphone market

iOS Representing 81% of the flaws in the smartphone market

In recent years, 210 vulnerabilities have been discovered in the iOS system, reaching nearly 81% of market shares at the level of vulnerabilities. Windows Phone, Android and BlackBerry add up to 19%.

According to a study by SourceFire, Apple would concentrate 81% of the flaws of the mobile world against only 19% for its competitors. No less than 210 vulnerabilities were discovered in smartphones headed, reaching nearly 81% of market shares at the level of vulnerabilities. This is much more than Windows Phone, Android and BlackBerry combined, which together, add up to 19%.

Phil Schiller liked to denounce Android as a bone teeming with faults and viruses. However, a study published early March would indicate quite the opposite attributing nearly 210 faults to the Cupertino, which is roughly more than all its competitors together.

it is not about viruses, malware: the App Store is well protected and unlike Android, do not filter malicious software that could potentially infect your system. The study speaks of OS vulnerabilities, such as the one we narrated a few days ago, to bypass the pass-code of the locked screen.

Apple's OS seems to be like a paradise for hackers, a very popular and glorious target for its security. Much more than a system open to hackers like Android, in which an intrusion would pass to be almost banal.

According to SourceFire, the aura of security surrounding iOS would be one of the major motivations of evil geniuses. Indeed, it would be more glorifying for them to find flaws in this ultra closed and protected OS in the open and easy access system of Android.

In an interview with the ZDNet Asia site, Yves Younan, the head of this study, said he was "surprised" by the results. He was also curious that although Apple is increasingly strengthening its OS, more flaws are being discovered year after year.