iOS 8 Vs. Android: How Secure Is Your Data?

11/5/2014 Adam Ely
 
With iOS 8, the lines between iOS and Android are blurring. No longer is iOS the heavily fortified environment and Android the wide-open one.
 
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 Apple recently released iOS 8, several updates, and two iPhone 6 models. There has been plenty of noise around the releases, from the botched 8.0.1 update to the Touch ID fake fingerprint vulnerability to concerns that Apple Pay was pushing mobile PCI scope and unknowingly sharing consumer data.
The ever-changing security posture of iOS, however, has yet to be discussed. Apple released an updated iOS security whitepaper covering Touch ID, the “Secure Enclave,” and everything in between. The paper is a good read for those curious about how hardware plays into the security posture of a device and features of the iOS operating system.
There are a number of security features on iOS 8 that were included to increase the adoption of Touch ID and Apple Pay. The security features are different from previous iOS releases and updates because the operating system is becoming a less restrictive platform.
 
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