Apple's iOS 7 gives security pros a lot to like

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.csoonline.com/article/739445/apple-s-ios-7-gives-security-pros-a-lot-to-like

By John P. Mello, Jr.
CSO Online
September 10, 2013

Fingerprint reading isn't the only sign that Apple is upping the ante in 
mobile security. It's new operating system is full of goodies that should 
boost its security appeal in the enterprise.

"Before iOS 7, Apple already had a secure operating system, with many 
options available to enterprises to lock them down," said SilverSky CTO 
Andrew Jaquith.

"Only the BlackBerry had more options," Jaquith said. "With iOS 7, 
companies will find many of their remaining needs addressed. Its clear 
that Apple is listening to their enterprise customers."

Following the security lead of BlackBerry, and Samsung with its Knox 
platform, Apple has added features to help segregate personal from 
professional information on a device.

"They are doing this with a few different features, including restricting 
company apps from talking to personal apps, as well as offering a per-app 
VPN. which can selectively route only enterprise traffic," said Jonathan 
Dale, marketing director of Fiberlink..

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