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Myth 4: You can require passwords and remote-wipe an iPhone, so you don’t need encryption

Myth 4: You can require passwords and remote-wipe an iPhone, so you don’t need encryption

Yes, the iPhone supports these capabilities, though sometimes you need to use Apple’s free iPhone Configuration Utility to enable them. But so what? Bottom line, some regulations require encryption.

They don’t say that you can substitute other policies in place of encryption. (To learn more about using the iPhone Configuration Utility, see InfoWorld’s article “Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?“)

By the way, some regulations require multiple policies be in force, such as insisting that the device be password-protected against use, that it be remote-wipe-enabled in case it is lost or stolen, that its built-in cameras are turned off, and that on-device encryption is enabled for corporate data.

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