Exactly. With Apple's track record, the author has every right not to trust Apple with his device's security, no less so because he is in security himself and regularly gets notified of hacks / data breaches - presumably on his phone. Australia Red Cross Blood Service and Cap Gemini being the two most recently published.
He is not being alarmist; it may only take a few rotten apples to spoil the barrel, but boy did it get spoiled.
He is not being alarmist; it may only take a few rotten apples to spoil the barrel, but boy did it get spoiled.