As BlackBerry has ceded its reign as the top smartphone choice for business, more companies are turning toward Apple products. But Michael Pham of Winstead Attorneys has some insights in a post on the WinTech blog as to the business and legal risks of using an iPhone 5s and what can be done to combat them.
First, he says the Touch ID can be a problem. Users can set their phones so their fingerprints can unlock the screen. But, according to Pham, a crowd-funded competition offered prize money and—voila!—a few days later a video was released explaining how to bypass this security step. After the release of the iOS 7, another vulnerability was discovered, he says. Users discovered how to bypass the lock-screen mode, which Apple has since patched up.
