"...as well as in the pub sector"
How may I apply for this "pub sector"? I have a decade of experience in consuming fine ales which I think would greatly benefit potential employers.
Samsung's new handsets have been given the seal of approval from the information assurance arm of Britain's intelligence agency. The South Korean tech multinational reckoned that the certification was the first of its kind to be dished out to a mobile vendor in Blighty. Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge models were granted the …
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Wouldn't it make sense to just say to hell with this encryption rot? Let's just have a giant tub full of all conversations held by everybody, everywhere, and sell the contents by query.
I'd say US$0.25 per minute would make someone a nice pocketful of change. Or maybe once it is no longer secret, it won't be worth anything.
Oh, and this tub already exists way out in the Utah desert.
I think spooks just approved it to lure pub sector and crime sector into using it, knowing they bought one of the back doors directly from Samsung.
Now, if you steal one from a Samsung executive, chances are its backdoor free.
CPA is just a Hammerite test. It does what it says on the tin.
OFFICIAL as a classification covers everything from public documents to information under the data protection act. You don't need to use certified equipment for OFFICIAL either.
I think Samsung are just trying to make more of this than it really is.
Samsung = Our phones can be really secure (if you configure them right and have MDM)
CESG = Yes, they're quite secure (if you configure them right and have MDM)
None-the-less the KNOX stuff is interesting from a security standpoint. Now you know it works.
"the body tasked with providing assistance to Government Departments on commination security"
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-certified-as-secure-by-uk-goverment-organisation-cesg/
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