Having been working in security and reverse engineering for the past several years that's a pretty assertive statement to make. The "SAFE" stuff is kind of irrelevant for a secure operating system, and Knox was announced just weeks ago - if you're going to rely on that being secure then I think that makes you the fool.
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Department of Defense Ready to Approve iOS 6 for High-Security Uses
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Having been working in security and reverse engineering for the past several years that's a pretty assertive statement to make. The "SAFE" stuff is kind of irrelevant for a secure operating system, and Knox was announced just weeks ago - if you're going to rely on that being secure then I think that makes you the fool.
That made LOL
Yeah, I'm sure the department of defense....which runs some of the most secure networks in the world has super low standards and doesn't know what they're doing...
So which of the hundred variations of android are secure and does that mean the rest are just considered insecure?
I'm involved in the DISA pilot, and we have been using devices on iOS 6. Security is mostly handled by Good for Enterprise, so the level of security is pretty equal on both iOS & Android. Good for Enterprise provides 256 bit end to end encryption as well as 2 factor authentication and S/MIME email with smart card authentication support, so it's just as secure as Blackberry/BES.
Oh sheez, so who the hell cares what technology is used if it's using a third-party app to do so. I thought it was using core OS security features. Nevermind. Thanks for clearing that up.
Department of Defense Ready to Approve iOS 6 for High-Security Uses
iOS is preferred over Android from a security aspect as it allows stricter management and application of security profiles/certificates that work with Apple's built in restrictions. This a definite advantage over Android.
iOS is preferred over Android from a security aspect as it allows stricter management and application of security profiles/certificates that work with Apple's built in restrictions. This a definite advantage over Android.
After reading the EFF report it makes perfect sense why the Feds love Apple.
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group that protects digital rights, has given Twitter and ISP Sonic.net full marks for protecting users data, according to its latest Who Has Your Back? report.
Apple, Yahoo and Myspace were among the group deemed to be the least trustworthy."
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/...otecting-user-data-apple-and-yahoo-score-low/
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a group that protects digital rights, has given Twitter and ISP Sonic.net full marks for protecting users data, according to its latest Who Has Your Back? report.
Apple, Yahoo and Myspace were among the group deemed to be the least trustworthy."
http://thenextweb.com/twitter/2013/...otecting-user-data-apple-and-yahoo-score-low/
Looking at all your posts on this forum, they only remind me of this.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1chm9k/samsung_under_investigation_for_hiring_students/
Add in this
https://twitter.com/SirLance99
https://plus.google.com/104219703867174271898/posts/6VAcTaiD37s
...and it becomes pretty hilarious (although I'm almost surprised that he makes it THAT easy, don't they hire any smart people at all anymore?).
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Samsung will be supplying their highly useful smartphones as well.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324582004578456940454210134.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324582004578456940454210134.html
Sounds about right
I'm a current civilian worker for the US Navy, and we currently are using Windows 7 Enterprise. I seriously doubt that mess called Windows 8 will show up on our systems !
For the most part, DoD personnel have to use the CAC or ID cards if you're going to login on any computer for work. Or you can just use a username and password in some cases where you're not dealing with sensitive information. Last night at the Navy Exchange, I overheard one F18 pilot confirm that some of his co workers are using iPads for some of their actual mission planning--an iPad is a lot lighter to have than carrying a big heavy bag full of maps you need to unfurl during a flight. I asked if anyone would be playing Angry Birds while the plane is on autopilot, and he got a big laugh out if that !
I'm a current civilian worker for the US Navy, and we currently are using Windows 7 Enterprise. I seriously doubt that mess called Windows 8 will show up on our systems !
For the most part, DoD personnel have to use the CAC or ID cards if you're going to login on any computer for work. Or you can just use a username and password in some cases where you're not dealing with sensitive information. Last night at the Navy Exchange, I overheard one F18 pilot confirm that some of his co workers are using iPads for some of their actual mission planning--an iPad is a lot lighter to have than carrying a big heavy bag full of maps you need to unfurl during a flight. I asked if anyone would be playing Angry Birds while the plane is on autopilot, and he got a big laugh out if that !