In a much-publicized recent case, scientists at Georgia Tech managed to get a specially crafted app that could perform all sorts of malicious activities app—aptly named Jekyll—onto the App Store, bypassing every single security measure put in place by Apple to protect its users.
That's no small achievement: Apple has gone to great lengths to ensure that users of its mobile operating system feel safe when they use their devices for everyday activities from browsing the Web to updating their banking accounts. By enforcing a stringent set of rules that determine which software can and cannot run on its devices, the company has, for the most part, managed to keep its customers safe from malicious software.
Sure, the odd app containing features that violate the company's rules does get through from time to time, but serious breaches are extremely rare. Still, hackers and security researchers continue to prod at iOS in an attempt to circumvent its security framework.
For its part, the Cupertino giant is hardly sitting still: The security behind its operating systems continues to evolve, creating additional layers of protection that affect everything from the way apps are developed to the way they run.
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