Iinkampani zokhuselo lweCyberant Symantec kunye neFireEye Baqinisekisa ukuba unyaka ka-2016 uzakuphawula ngaphambi nasemva ngokokhuseleko kwiinkqubo ze-Apple, kwaye kubonakala ngathi kuyakubakho ukonyuka okukhulu kwiindlela kunye neenkqubo zokuhlaselwa kwizixhobo ze-iOS kunye neMac OS, ezonyuka ngokubonakalayo kwinkqubo yedesktop yeMac OS X kwaye iphindaphindwe kwinkqubo yokusebenza ye-iOS. Umphandi weSymantec uDick O'Brien utyhola ukuthandwa kwezixhobo zeApple njengesona sizathu siphambili sokukhula kohlaselo, kuba zijolise kakhulu kumanzi njengoko intengiso yabo inyuka. Kulo nyaka, kwiinyanga ezilithoba zokuqala, iiMac OS X zokuqhuba ezichaphazeleke ziintsholongwane ziphindwe kasixhenxe kunakuwo wonke unyaka ka-2014.
Nangona kunjalo, oku akufuneki kube sisizathu sokukhathazeka kakhulu ngabasebenzisi be-Apple, inani lokuhlaselwa lisephantsi kakhulu kune-Windows, i-Apple iseyinkampani exhalabile malunga nokhuseleko kunye nemfihlo yabasebenzisi bayo, kwaye iya kuqhubeka nokusebenza ukugcina oku inqanaba eliphezulu lokhuseleko, konke ngokutsho komhlalutyi u-O'Brien.
Ngokubhekisele kwi-iOS, i-96% ye-malware iyonke ijolise kuphela kwizixhobo ze-Android, nangona kunjalo, ngalo lonke ixesha abahlaseli be-iOS besanda ngakumbi kwaye oku kuya kuqhubeka ngo-2016 wonke, ukuthandwa kwezixhobo ze-iOS kunye nenani labo eliphezulu lokuthengisa linetyala. Zombini iinkampani zokhuselo ziyaqiniseka ukuba I-Apple izakuqhubeka nokusebenza kunyaka olandelayo ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwabathengi bayo, esele yenze kakuhle kakhulu ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, igcina imigangatho yomgangatho omangalisayo. Ke ngoko, umsebenzisi we-iOS obesoloko enolwazi oluncinci lwe-malware unokuthatha ezo zoyikiso ngokungaphezulu ekuhambeni kwexesha.