NIST looks for secure ways to use iPads, iPhones in the enterprise

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/08/01/nist-test-iphones-ipads-secure-environment.aspx

By Kathleen Hickey
GCN.com
Aug 01, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is pilot testing 
Apple iPads and iPhones to determine how best to let employees use the 
devices in a secure environment.

NIST’s Office of Information Systems awarded the contract, valued at 
$43,757, to Videotape Products on July 22. The small-business award 
called for 55 Apple iPad 2s and 5 Apple iPhone 4Gs running on Verizon’s 
network.

“The purpose of the pilot is to determine how best to proceed to provide 
a managed, secure configuration for NIST users of these devices,” 
according to the original solicitation posted on FedBizOpps.gov.

Federal, state and local organizations have been among the early 
adopters of the iPads. Among the agencies and organizations making use 
of Apple products are Utah, the Virginia legislature, and federal 
agencies such as the NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Army, the 
State Department, the Census Bureau and the General Services 
Administration.

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