Make sure those iOS apps support Data Protection
CSO / By Liam Tung
October 24, 2011
iOS device only as safe as the apps your users are allowed to load, says security analyst.
As more business smartphone users demand remote access to corporate documents, organisations need to be wary of what app makers mean when they claim their apps are "business class".
Symantec recently gave Apple's iOS devices the thumbs up for enterprise use, at least compared with Android, thanks to iOS encryption, application sandboxing and Apple's process for vetting apps.
But third-party iOS business apps that store corporate information may still undermine the organisation's security controls and are one more reason to ensure a policy that requires more than the stock standard four character password used by consumers.
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