Samsung Knox is Rumored to be lacked behind iOS in Enterprise Security.

About 85% of the smartphone nowadays are running on Android.  The latest version of Android, Android 5.0 Lollipop is a big release for Google’s mobile OS. It comes with UI overhaul, a number of reworked features and a few of additional new features. Among these new apps is Knox.

Knox is known to be installed in Samsung Galaxy. One of the examples of Samsung model which is using Knox is the Samsung Galaxy S4. As in the advertisement for Samsung, explaining about Knox is that it is a container which improves the user experience, providing security for enterprise data by creating secure zone in the employee’s device for corporate applications.  The enterprise data is encrypted either at rest or in motion. KNOX workspace container provides users with an isolated secure environment within mobile device, complete with its own home screen, launcher, applications and widgets for easier, more intuitive and safe operation. Application and data inside the container are separated.

Knox is approved by the US Department of Defence and by NSA recently. However, an “unnamed researcher” claims to have found where KNOX keeps its security PIN in an insecure place. It is stored in the plain text file named pin.xml.

Responding to this finding, Samsung has responded with a blog post, denying that it is easy to access the PIN. It is only a trusted system processes which is able to retrieve the PIN and in the event of any system compromise, KNOX Trusted Boot will lock down the container key store.

Some says that Android Security lacks behind iOS security. Which one should we trust? Only extensive testing will answer that.

Samsung Knox is Rumored to be lacked behind iOS in Enterprise Security.

Android L and Samsung KNOX together will help separate work and personal data

At the Google I/O event, the Mountain View based search giant unveiled its next version of Android OS namely Android L and this new version is designed taking care of the corporate needs of several entrepreneurs and even other people. In an announcement, Google confirmed that this new Android L version will take care of every needs of people helping them to use the same device for personal and use thereby segmenting the data for both of them.

However, in order to achieve this mark, Google has joined hands with Samsung where the Korean giant’s Knox security system is said to be playing major role in running the core part of Android. This will be a standard feature of Android L that will enable user keeping the personal and work data differently. This will also allow developers and Samsung Knox Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to approach to large masses of people out of the Samsung camp. Senior Vice President of KNOX Business Group at Samsung Electronics, Injong Rhee said “We are delighted with the opportunity to work with Google to help build Android’s enterprise eco-system and establish Android device as the leading choice for businesses. This represents an amazing transformation in workforce mobility.”

In addition to segmentation of data, Google will also allow companies to purchase its apps in bulk and assign them to its employees in bulk too. This feature has been brought in Android L, however Sundar Pichai is keen to bring it to earlier Android versions as well.

Android L and Samsung KNOX together will help separate work and personal data