Apple Inc. (originally Apple Computer Company) was founded back in 1976 to sell one of the world's first Personal Computers (PC) as we know them now. Now, Apple Inc. is an industry giant with a valuation of more than $200,000,000,000. However, not everybody is aware that its modern operating systems (such as macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS) are primarily based on the NeXTSTEP solution developed by the NeXT, Inc., a company founded by Steve Jobs following his resignation from Apple in 1985 and later acquired by Apple in 1997. All modern Apple operating systems are based on a set of components unified as the Darwin operating system, which is based on the XNU hybrid kernel.
In this chapter, we will explore the various security pitfalls that an Apple system can plummet into. This includes security and business models...
