Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 29-10-2018

It takes hackers just 30 seconds to gain access to a mobile device.

In doing so, they not only gain access to the personal details of the user but create a pathway to their company’s most sensitive data. Just ask Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba.

In a series of tweets on Sunday morning, Gigaba says a video containing material of a sexual nature, meant only for him and his wife was stolen when his phone was hacked in 2016 or 2017.

To counter the attacks on their smartphones, Samsung has designed an effective measure against this danger, aptly named Knox.

Justin Hume, Director: Integrated Mobility for Samsung South Africa, says the world has never been more connected.

“Therefore, strength of security has never been more critical to businesses unauthorised access to the information on a device is now just as damaging as those involving traditional computer systems.”

Since its launch in 2013, Samsung Knox has become an award-winning and robust mobile security platform, protecting devices at every layer from hardware through software to application.

Hume says the Knox platform is built into Samsung smartphones, tablets, and wearables at the manufacturing stage, so it’s there the moment the device is unpacked.

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