Samsung has confirmed that five of its devices have been included in the Defense Information System Agency (DISA)’s Approved Products List (APL). The devices include Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note PRO and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) that come with Android 4.4 KitKat and KNOX pre-installed. Surprisingly, there’s no Galaxy […]
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KNOX 2.0 now available on Galaxy S5
Samsung announced the next-generation KNOX platform earlier this year and today they’ve released the secure platform for Galaxy S5 users. With the rise of BYOD devices in businesses, the KNOX 2.0 secure platform aims to give the same security one would seek in an enterprise environment. The KNOX 2.0 is touted to be a “portfolio […]
KNOX-enabled Galaxy devices receive MDFPP Common Criteria certification
Hot on the heels of KNOX 2.0 announcement, Samsung confirmed that their KNOX-enabled Galaxy devices have received Common Criteria certification for its security. The Common Criteria is considered as the “gold standard” for security and Samsung devices are actually the first in the mobile industry to receive such certification. Common Criteria certification assures that certified […]
Samsung announces KNOX 2.0
Samsung launched the KNOX service in October last year and with over 1 million active KNOX users, the Korean giant today announced the arrival of KNOX 2.0 with improved security and support. The new KNOX 2.0 now comes with TrustZone-Protected Certificate Management that generates and maintains client certificates inside Trustzone; KNOX Key Store that generates […]
Samsung KNOX off to a rocky start, claims WSJ
Samsung’s KNOX service may not have got the expected reception, according to a detailed report by Wall Street Journal. Apparently, Samsung is facing few hurdles to sell its service to businesses due to it being ridden with bugs and unwanted delays. Samsung officially announced KNOX at MWC in February this year but the service was […]