Apple has confirmed iPhones and iPads running iOS/iPadOS 26 and later have been approved to handle classified information up to NATO Restricted level – the first time any consumer devices have been rated to such an extreme.
NATO’s Information Assurance Product Catalogue also lists eligible devices running the indigo configuration, stating that they provide secure access to Mail, Calendar and Contacts data. “Indigo doesn’t require any special additional software or settings beyond managing and supervising devices using a device management service,” NATO wrote, acknowledging that off-the-shelf iPhones and iPads are covered.
Read more…
Source: TechRadar News
Sign up for the Cyber Security Review Newsletter
The latest cyber security news and insights delivered right to your inbox
Related:
- Equifax, regulators sign $700m deal to settle data breach lawsuits
July 22, 2019
Equifax signed a settlement today to lay to rest lawsuits brought forward by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys, and a class-action case relating to the firm’s 2017 data breach. The security incident was caused by a failure to resolve a known security flaw in Apache Struts, despite a patch being made available two ...
- Third Of European Businesses Not GDPR Compliant
July 22, 2019
Over a year since it was introduced, 30 percent of European organisations are still not GDPR compliant A significant number of European organisations have admitted that they are still not compliant with GDPR data protection rules. A survey from tax audit advisors RSM found that 30 percent of European businesses are still not compliant with GDPR, despite ...
- Bulgaria’s hacked database is now available on hacking forums
July 18, 2019
The database of Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA), which was hacked over the weekend and sent to local reporters, is now being shared on hacking forums, ZDNet has learned from sources in the threat intelligence community. Download links to the hacked database have been shared by a hacked data trader known as Instakilla, believed to be operating out of ...
- Marriott Hit With $123M Fine For Massive 2018 Data Breach
July 9, 2019
The U.K.’s privacy watchdog is hitting Marriott International with a $123 million (£99 million) penalty stemming from its 2018 data breach of more than 383 million guest records. The Tuesday fine is issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and comes only a day after the organization proposed a record $230 million fine against British Airways for its ...
- How the Stars are Aligning Around Zero Trust
July 2, 2019
The proper implementation of Zero Trust depends upon a well-defined strategy focused on a holistic approach towards protecting your data wherever it resides It’s no surprise that organizations moving to the cloud are looking at Zero Trust. Zero Trust provides a model for designing networks and systems to address the modern threat landscape. It is based ...
- MongoDB Leak Exposed Millions of Medical Insurance Records
June 28, 2019
Millions of records containing personal information and medical insurance data were exposed by a database belonging to insurance marketing website MedicareSupplement.com. An online database belonging to insurance marketing website MedicareSupplement.com was found exposing more than 5 million records with personal information. MedicareSupplement.com is a U.S.-based marketing site that allows users to find supplemental medical insurance available in their ...