Izinkampani zeCybersecurity iSymantec neFireEye Baqinisekisa ukuthi unyaka we-2016 uzomaka ngaphambi nangemva kwezokuphepha kuzinhlelo ze-Apple, futhi kubonakala sengathi kuzoba nokwanda okukhulu ezindleleni nasezinhlelweni zokuhlaselwa kwamadivayisi we-iOS ne-Mac OS, okwanda kakhulu ohlelweni lwekhompuyutha lwe-Mac OS X nokuphindaphindwa kohlelo lokusebenza leselula le-iOS. Umcwaningi weSymantec uDick O'Brien usola ukuthandwa kwamadivayisi we-Apple njengesizathu esiyinhloko sokukhula kokuhlaselwa, ngoba baba yisisulu esinamanzi amaningi njengoba ukuthengisa kwabo kukhuphuka. Kulo nyaka, phakathi nezinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye zokuqala, ama-Mac OS X ashayela athintwe amagciwane aphindwe kasikhombisa kunangonyaka wonke ka-2014.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu akufanele kube yisizathu sokukhathazeka kakhulu abasebenzisi be-Apple, inombolo yokuhlasela isephansi kakhulu kune-Windows, i-Apple isenkampani ekhathazeke kakhulu ngokuphepha nobumfihlo babasebenzisi bayo, futhi isazoqhubeka nokusebenza ukugcina lokhu ukuphepha okuphezulu, konke ngokusho komhlaziyi u-O'Brien.
Ngokuphathelene ne-iOS, ama-96% we-malware esewonke aqondiswa kumadivayisi we-Android kuphela, kepha, isikhathi ngasinye lapho abahlaseli be-iOS banda kakhulu futhi lokhu kuzoqhubeka unyaka wonke ka-2016, ukuthandwa kwamadivayisi we-iOS nenani labo eliphezulu lokuthengisa kusolwa. Zombili izinkampani zonogada ziyaqiniseka ukuthi I-Apple izoqhubeka nokusebenza ngonyaka ozayo ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabathengi bayo, esesenze kahle kakhulu kuze kube manje, igcina amazinga ekhwalithi aphawuleka kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, umsebenzisi we-iOS obejwayele ukungazi kangako nge-malware kungadingeka ukuthi abhekele izinsongo ezinjalo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.