Defense lets Android security toolkit development

In order to work safely on Android tablets and smartphone has a special Defense security toolkit developed. Safe means in this case at the departmental level confidential, said the Delft Fox-IT security toolkit that builds. Information is labeled as "Departmental Confidential" as familiarity with the information by non-beneficiaries may cause harm to the interests of one or more ministries.

According to Delft preventer are Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and safety on Departmental Confidential-level hard to combine. "System administrators lack the necessary control and security enforcement is difficult. And with remote wipe or monitoring privacy and security are diametrically opposed."

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As a solution based on different security levels. On an approved device ensures the security toolkit for security on the Departmental Confidential level. Also, a uniform layer of protection introduced allowing both storage and communications are secure.

The toolkit is independent of a specific end-user app, allowing rapid and easy to develop new apps would be. The first version of the software for the Android platform, but the underlying security concepts would also apply for other platforms. The toolkit should appear this year.