Security of iOS vs Android

[jyl]

Exploit broker triples iOS bounty to $1.5M, cites security improvements and demand

Interesting article -

" Commenting on why an iOS exploit is priced higher than a comparable Android bug, Bekrar said, "That means that iOS 10 chain exploits are either 7.5 times harder than Android or the demand for iOS exploits is 7.5 times higher. The reality is a mix of both." "

[GH85Carrera]

It does make sense for Apple to pay for the outline of a possible hack of the system. I can't imagine why they don't up the amount and buy up any potential hack before it happens. If a hacker could sell it legally to Apple for the same money as illegally to some hacker group he would pick the legal route. If the bucks was a lot more for the hackers, well money talks.

I am for sure not a player in any of that. I do keep my devices up to date.

[jyl]

iPhone exploit bounty surges to an eye-popping $1.5 million | Ars Technica

The original article is above.

The big problem is that most Android devices never receive Google's patches. Google lacks any direct means to get patches to Android phones. Google doesn't make the phones, it's up to Xiaomi or Samsung, and often the carrier, to do it. The exception is Nexus phones which are made by Google. If I were to get an Android phone, I'd get a a Nexus.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by jyl

iPhone exploit bounty surges to an eye-popping $1.5 million | Ars Technica

The original article is above.

The big problem is that most Android devices never receive Google's patches. Google lacks any direct means to get patches to Android phones. Google doesn't make the phones, it's up to Xiaomi or Samsung, and often the carrier, to do it. The exception is Nexus phones which are made by Google. If I were to get an Android phone, I'd get a a Nexus.

Exactly.

That and the app stores.

Complain about the whole walled garden thing all you want but it keeps Apples store free of malware.

[jyl]

Shocking how little Google does to keep malware and spyware out of its app store.

More than 400 malicious apps infiltrate Google Play | Ars Technica

[Porsche-O-Phile]

I have had ZERO issues with viruses or malware in over five years of (heavy) iOS use. A friend of mine who is a diehard Android fan has had something like six or seven, a bricked phone and quite a few hours in the phone store trying to recover data. I'm quite happy with having made the correct choice.

[masraum]

I had 3 Android phones, a G1, then a G2, then an HTC One S. I had no problems with the phones or malware, granted, that was very early in the smart phone game, 2008-2014. I eventually hacked them and put modded OS on the first two. I didn't feel the need for the third one. At the time, I felt that Android was ahead of Apple on features.

I feel like Apple had essentially caught up with Android on features and the two run neck in neck like Mustangs and Camaros or Nikon and Canon. The reason that I eventually switched was because the one "feature" that Apple now has in my eyes that made it more attractive is the interoperability of the various bits of Apple hardware that we've got around the house.

One that I have always thought was that the Apple hardware was well made, and so far that seems to be holding true. I never had any issues with my Androids either, but then I bought them with an eye towards being well made. Lots of Androids are plastic crap, but some of them are well done.

I agree, if I was going to get an Android, I would want a Nexus. I wouldn't (and didn't) want all of the extra crap that some of the makers add on top of Android.