iOS apps aren’t any more secure than Android apps, study finds

[Wireless News]

A new security report from Checkmarx claims that the walled garden that is-Apple’s App Store may not be the safe haven it’s hyped up to be. The report specifically claims that iOS apps have a greater percentage-of critical-or high severity security vulnerabilities when compared to Android apps. For purposes of the report, a critical vulnerability is defined as-one “that exposes a major security risk with a direct exploit (not needing user-involvement). If exploited, the security threat might cause major damage to the application and/or-have major impact on the company.” DON’T MISS:-Virtual reality just got real: New tech lets users feel VR All told,-report claims that the notion of iOS apps being much more secure than Android apps is arguably a

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