Samsung’s Knox mobile management platform is something the OEM has been bandying about as having an almost government level kind of security. Now they can put it to actual government use as they are partnering with Sectra, a provider of mobile security solutions, in order to bring truly secure smartphones for European governments. They will be integrating the latter’s end-to-end hardware encryption system with the former’s Knox platform in order to create something that can house top government secrets.
In the post-Wikileaks and Edward Snowden era, governments are increasingly in need of devices that can house information that is not fit for public consumption. They require a smartphone that has full usability and at the same time full-on security that cannot be easily breached by even the best of hackers.
The Tiger®/R allows devices to communicate through mobile networks but gives security for these probably classified information. They also use additional hardware through a microSD card. While Sectra is for the hardware encryption security part, the Samsung Knox is for the integrity of the smartphone itself. It reduces the device’s vulnerability to malicious apps and tampering as well.
The Tiger®/R, together with the microSD card and the Knox license, costs around $2,400 for government organizations. A compatible Samsung smartphone of course would cost a bit more. It can also be bought as a service, which includes the Tiger®/R equipped smartphone and all necessary software license and it will cost $118/month per device.
SOURCE: Sectra
