The very known Computer Security Firm, Zerodium has claimed the iOS 9 platform to be the most secure platform created by Apple. The company has put in the efforts to make the security bars solid, that are not be broken up easily by anyone. The Cyber Security Firm, believing on the security of the iOS 9 has put on a price money of $1 million for the hackers.
The one who will be able to break the bars and halt the working of iOS 9 will be offered the price money. The company has been launched early this year in the United States by French online security expert Chaouki Bekrar, claimed that it would pay out $1 million each to as many as three people or teams who manage to break into iPhone or iPad equipped with the iOS 9 software. With this statement, Zerodium also cleared that, Apple's latest operating system is the most secure in the market.
To win the money, the hacker must exploit the most unknown source or weakness in the security system. It must use a web page or text message to remotely bypass the iOS 9 security and discretely install an application on the iPhone or iPad by October 31, the company said in an online statement. Further clearing the point of security, the company said, "Don't be fooled. Secure does not mean unbreakable, it just means that iOS has currently the highest cost and complexity of vulnerability exploitation and here is where the million dollar iOS 9 bug bounty comes into play". It rewards independent researchers for discovering new software vulnerabilities and then analyzes the security data to help corporate and government agency clients to beef up their online defenses.
Several researchers have showed the interest in the bounty, as noted by the company's boss. He also told AFP, "The strength of iOS is essentially based on layers of security that are individually vulnerable but extremely effective together. It is nevertheless to possible to attack each of these elements, which is a fairly long and costly process". Further clearing the fact that, "Apple had not been consulted about the bounty yet".
