Apple Employs Boy Who Hacked iPhone and iPad

What strategy would you adopt if you have about $76 billion in your bank account to take your business to the next level, but later discovered that all the experts you've assembled to help secure your digital products are at the mercy of a 19-year-old boy? 

Well in our part of the world, some people may consider eliminating the "problem" once and for all. But not so for technology giant, Apple. They did the direct opposite. In what has been described as a wise decision by industry experts, Apple has hired Nicholas Allegra, the notorious teen hacker behind a software known as 'JailBreakMe'. 

The technology he developed makes removing Apple's restrictions on iPhone, iPad and iPod devices as simple as clicking a link. He had uploaded the "dangerous" software on his website from where people break through the security on Apple's devices within minutes. 

Technologists have been amazed at Nicholas Allegra's rare skills, comparing him to sophisticated state-sponsored hackers. But Allegra told Forbes that he likens his hacking to "editing an English paper."  He said the act is so simple for him, adding that: "I don't know why I seem to be so effective at it." 

You may wish to know that this young boy had given Apple “plenty of headaches” in the last few of years.