Cybersecurity
Apple, Samsung Devices Seen Raising Pentagon’s Cyber Risk
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The Pentagon risks exposing itself to hackers by opening its communications networks to Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. smartphones and tablets, according to cybersecurity officials.
The two companies want to crack a market long dominated by Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry, which provides about 470,000 of the U.S. military’s more than 600,000 mobile devices. While those numbers are a fraction of BlackBerry’s 76 million subscribers worldwide, the company has promoted the Defense Department’s security endorsement to commercial and government customers.