The name of the German Stefan Esser (or @ i0n1c) known among jailbreakers iOS. Now, through your company SektionEins, he launched an app that does a good security check on iPads and iPhones / iPods touch.
Sorry, app not found.
THE System and Security Info great for those who like to track data such as CPU usage, memory, disk, running processes and more on iOS, but it goes beyond detecting if the device has jailbreak and looking for any type of security anomaly, including possible malware installed without the user's consent (something that normally only happens if it was done jailbreak).
Esser ensures that the verification is all done locally on the device and that no data is sent to any remote server, something that Apple would likely bar in its verification process for the App Store as well. The hacker has a good history in the middle of last year, for example, he disclosed an OS X security flaw that Apple ran to fix in version 10.10.5.
The app is 50% off for a limited time.
(tip from Junior Vieira)
Update · 05/16/2016 s 09:54
After gaining media attention, the app was unable to receive an update and was removed from the store.
Here. It basically says: we do not want our users to have the impression iOS could have security holes. Vai-te embora. pic.twitter/7II1q96ZMt
– Stefan Esser (@ i0n1c) May 14, 2016
The fact our app was pulled is selective punishment. They let hundreds of system monitor tools in the store some obviously using privateAPI
– Stefan Esser (@ i0n1c) May 16, 2016
Esser rightly demonstrates his outrage on Twitter, as there are several apps on the App Store that show similar information about system processes. He does not intend to release an alternative version of System and Security Info for those who already have jailbreak.
In short, Apple does not want an app in its store that easily demonstrates that iOS is not infallible in terms of security. Heh.
(via Forbes)
