Vulnerability in Apple's Operating System

Hi all, Today, I am going to talk about the glitch found in Apple's Operating System. According to security firms, Apple's operating system for the iPhone, iPad tablet computer and iPod music player have been discovered to have vulnerabilities. The vulnerability could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of a vulnerable device. However, at present, experts say that the threat only exists on paper but Apple has to address this issue before it becomes a reality. Apple said that the company was aware of the report and was investigating. One vulnerability is caused by a glitch triggered when a user views data in Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. As Apple's Mobile Safari automatically opens PDF files, a hacker could have embed malicious codes into this files. However, ironically, the only way to prevent Mobile Safari from automatically opening PDF files is by jailbreaking a phone and installing an application called PDF Loading Warner. That application asks for permission everytime the browser tries to open an PDF file. Now, it up to Apple to release a patch that would either prevent Jailbreak from working or close the highlighted security flaw. But, in retrospect, Apple has been slow to fix problems on their mobile browsers. Personally, I feel that Apple, has to change its method on facing problems and creating solutions as the present one is not effective at all. This threat could become major if nothing is done about it, a person could just suddenly lose control of his expensive device just because he opened a PDF file. When the hackers start exploiting the vulnerability, it will be even more difficult for Apple to prevent it, and the unknowing users might fall victim to the hackers. Thus, I feel that Apple should try and solve this problem as soon as possible.