

On iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, all apps are obtained from the App Store-and all apps are sandboxed-to provide the tightest controls.

And users can access these apps on their Apple devices without undue fear of viruses, malware, or unauthorized attacks. These security controls provide a stable, secure platform for apps, enabling thousands of developers to deliver hundreds of thousands of apps for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS-all without impacting system integrity.

Additional protections enforce that access from apps to user data is carefully mediated. Even as apps provide amazing productivity benefits for users, they also have the potential to negatively impact system security, stability, and user data if they’re not handled properly.īecause of this, Apple provides layers of protection to help ensure that apps are free of known malware and haven’t been tampered with. Today, apps are among the most critical elements of a security architecture.
