Sisanda kudlula uhhafu walo nyaka ka-2017, futhi sesikwazile ukubona ukuthi kanjani ochwepheshe bezokuphepha babeqinisile lapho bekhuluma ngalo nyaka: i-malware iyaqhubeka ikhula. Uthanda noma ungathandi, i-malware e-Apple nayo iyiqiniso futhi inkampani esekwe eCupertino iyazi ngakho. Ngalokhu, amathuba amaningi okusizakala ngobuthakathaka ohlelweni lwethu lokusebenza ukufinyelela imininingwane yethu eyimfihlo.
Kodwa-ke, ngokusho kombiko omusha ovela ku- Ibhodi lomama, Uhlelo lwemivuzo olwenziwe yi-Apple, obelutholakala cishe unyaka wonke, ukuxazulula nokugwema izimbungulu zezokuphepha kuzingxenyekazi ze-iOS nezama-macOS, alunampumelelo elindelekile. Futhi ngokusobala bayazi ukuthi siyini isizathu salokho.
Ngokusobala, i-Apple inikeza inani elingahlobene ngokuphelele nemakethe yamanje yokuphepha kwe-cyber. Ochwepheshe bezocwaningo lwezedijithali bakhetha ukungayisizi i-Apple ngezimbungulu zayo nokwehluleka kwezokuphepha ngenxa yamanani aphansi abawanikezayo ngosizo ngalunye olutholiwe. Ngakho-ke, bagxila ekutholeni nasekuxazululeni izinkinga kwezinye izinhlelo ezisebenzayo, njenge IWindows noma i-Android.
Ngokusho kochwepheshe abehlukene kulo mkhakha, ukuthola isiphazamiso noma iphutha ekuphepheni ku-Apple ecosystem "kubaluleke kakhulu" ukuthi kungathengiselwa i-Apple "ngemali encane kangaka." Ngakho-ke, isixazululo ukuwuthengisela abantu besithathu, okusobala ukuthi bakhokha okuningi kakhulu kunenkanyezi yezobuchwepheshe uqobo.
Ungakhohlwa ukuthi i-Apple yethule uhlelo lwayo lwe-bug bounty ngo-Agasti 2016 odlule, engqungqutheleni yeBlack Hat, umcimbi owaziwa minyaka yonke wokuvikela ezokuphepha emhlabeni. Imivuzo ye-Apple ifinyelela ku- $ 200.000, kuya ngokuthi isisulu sitholakale sisengozini kangakanani. Isibalo esingenangqondo uma siqhathaniswa nalokho abakhokha isoftware yabo kontanga abakhokhayo.
Phambi kophahla olubekwe yi-Apple ngezimbungulu ezibaluleke kakhulu ezitholakele, qhathanisa i- "paltry $ 25.000" engabizwa nguchwepheshe uma kwenzeka kutholakala iphutha elincane noma kungenzeki kabusha.
