In case you haven’t heard, Apple finally released some new iPhones. (Apple fanboys rejoice!) One is more for the budget conscious but the other, the iPhone 5S, has the security geeks interested because it includes a new fancy sensor on the Home button that works as a fingerprint scanner. They are calling it Touch ID. Now does this solve the security issues of the iPhone since about half of all iPhone users don’t even put a passcode on their phones? Not hardly. But, it increases the simplification of security (which we’re big fans of) and that will not only make the person more secure but the organization they are employed by more secure, too. In short, it’s a nice evolution to the security of the smartphone but at the end of the day, no security measure is without its flaws.
Want more details? Great article by NetworkWorld on all the details of the new fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5S and what else you need to know.
