Ericka Chickowski  Posted on 9/19/2014

 

Apple bakes in more security features, but iOS 8 won't come without security ops headaches.

 As Apple still reels from the sting of leaked celebrity nudes, the company hopes to up the security and privacy ante with a passel of new security features in iOS 8. However, enterprises may find that they still must work hard to secure data traversing across devices using the new mobile operating system.

Released this week for general downloads, iOS 8 brings to devices enhanced security capabilities such as the option for complex passcodes, always-on VPN for WiFi connectivity, improved control over privacy configurations, and bolstered capabilities around the TouchID biometric authentication feature on newer iPhones, for which APIs have been released to let third-party developers build use of the fingerprint reader into their applications.

 

DarkReading/ full article here/ http://www.darkreading.com/operations/is-enterprise-it-security-ready-for-ios-8/d/d-id/1315889?