Although Tim Cook and his cronies boast about having the most secure operating system in the world and routinely laugh at Android and the malware that supposedly invades us, all that glitters is not gold in the Apple universe, as they too have serious security problems, specifically with their iOS 10.2 and earlier versions, which suffer from a serious security flaw.
Without providing any further explanation beyond the warning that users should update to the new version of iOS 10.2.1 as soon as possible—a warning sent to all users of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and other devices from the American multinational—the company with the bitten apple logo wants to quickly fix a major security vulnerability related to the iOS kernel. This vulnerability would allow the execution of arbitrary code with kernel privileges on any operating system prior to this latest version of iOS, iOS 10.2.1.
Perhaps this will serve as a lesson to Tim Cook and the company's top executives not to laugh at the speck in someone else's eye, since they're probably unable to see the speck in their own eye, which I find highly unlikely given that the historical rivalry between Apple and Android , or Apple and Samsung, is something that, like football hooligans, is in their blood. This is always referring to the healthy rivalry between fans of rival teams, or, as in this case, rival brands or operating systems.
In short, although Apple has these serious security problems, about which not too many details have been given so as not to instruct hackers worldwide—hackers who try daily to exploit vulnerabilities—iOS remains the most secure operating system in the world, much as I hate to say it. And let it be known that when I refer to the most secure mobile operating system in the world, I don't mean that it's the best operating system in the world, not by a long shot, in terms of usability. As everyone knows, Android is far superior to iOS in every way.
The fact that iOS is the most secure operating system in the world is largely due to its completely closed and proprietary nature, while Android is open source, allowing any developer or curious individual to access its source code through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
The supposed problem with Android and its alleged malware, Trojans, and other viruses or infections stems from the fact that Apple's operating system hasn't enjoyed the same success and widespread adoption as Android, which remains and will continue to be the most prevalent mobile operating system in the world for a long time. This is why hackers and cybercriminals worldwide focus on it instead of iOS; criminals will exploit where they believe they have the best chance of success, and the best synonym for success right now is undoubtedly Android.
That said, if you have an Apple device and want to be absolutely sure it's invulnerable, at least for now, remember to update to the new iOS 10.2.1 version as soon as possible.
And if you want to enjoy an operating system like Android , a modern and up-to-date operating system which, with a little common sense, is just as secure as iOS but offers a user experience that is completely different from Apple's operating system, then it's time for you to try a good Android device with Android Marshmallow or higher so that you won't want to, or be able to, go back to your outdated, closed design of Apple's iOS operating system, where even to copy music from your PC you'll have to go through the ordeal of iTunes.