IPHONE SECURITY BENCHMARK CREATED

By M.S.Welles

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) in Hershey, PA released a security benchmark for Apple Inc's iPhone.

According to CIS, the new benchmark will help IT managers provide better protection for data stored on the iPhone.

Dubbed the CIS Security Configuration Benchmark for Apple iPhone, the benchmark includes 20 recommendations for system settings, iPhone Configuration Utility settings and Safari settings.

Also included in the benchmark are instructions for creating strong passwords and securely erasing data.

While not every enterprise has adopted the iPhone, the device has found some companies where it has been widely accepted and adopted because of its functionality.

All IT management agrees that the iPhone presents some real security challenges and various organizations and security vendors are working at establishing increased security guidelines and applications for use with the iPhone.