In a press release today, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has given its approval for the use of Apple iOS 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG).
According to the statement on the DISA website, this Approval means that government-issued iOS6 mobile devices are now enable to connect to DOD networks.
Recently, Samsung Electronics and Research in Motion Ltd. were given the go ahead from the Pentagon to have their new devices used throughout the Department of Defense. This announcement ensures Apple is also aboard.
“All of these pieces must be in place to allow the secure use of commercial mobile devices on department networks,” said Mark Orndorff, DISA Information Assurance Executive & Program Executive Officer for Mission Assurance and Network Ops. “DISA is running a pilot program today where we bring this all together.”
According to the press release:
A key objective of the Commercial Mobile Device Implementation Plan is to establish a department-wide mobile enterprise solution that permits the use of the latest commercial technology such as smart phones and tablets, and the development of an enterprise mobile device management capability and application store to support approximately 100,000 multivendor devices by February 2014. DoD currently has more than 600,000 commercial mobile devices in operational and pilot use, including approximately 470,000 Blackberries, 41,000 Apple Operating Systems and 8,700 Android Systems.
Source: DISA
