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Samsung Knox turns 10 years old but its big upgrade could be delayed

Samsung is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Knox security platform. Indeed, Samsung announced Knox a little over a decade ago at Mobile World Congress 2013. And as the company put it in a recent celebratory announcement, the platform has since evolved into a holistic security solution that protects billions of consumers and businesses. Knox […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung Knox should be hyped up a lot more at Google’s expense

It has been 10 years since Samsung Knox was introduced at MWC 2013 in Barcelona. Knox is Samsung's enhanced security suite for its Android devices, fortifying security at both the hardware and the application layer. The following year, Knox got a big vote of confidence as it won certification from the UK government and the […]

By Adnan Farooqui
2 years ago

Samsung reveals Knox Matrix and expanded SmartThings-Google collab

Among the latest advancements unveiled today at SDC22 were a deeper collaboration with Google around the SmartThings platform and a new security feature called Knox Matrix. Here's everything you need to know. Samsung has partnered with Google to make IoT smart home devices more interoperable. Specifically, the two companies have worked together to make Matter-compatible […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A8 Enterprise Editions launched in the Netherlands

Samsung has launched Enterprise Edition variants of the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S9, and the Galaxy A8 in the Netherlands. These enterprise editions were launched in Germany in early 2018 and are now making their way to the Netherlands. The same features are on offer, namely four years of software updates, three-year Knox Configure licenses, and the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A8 Enterprise Edition launched in Germany

Samsung has been launching Enterprise Edition variants of its popular smartphones to target business customers for some time now. Last year, the company released the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 Enterprise Edition models as part of the strategy. Continuing its enterprise push, Samsung has announced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A8 Enterprise Edition smartphones […]

By Naresh
7 years ago

Samsung beefs up security on their 2018 Smart TVs with Knox

Though appreciated for their performance and design, Samsung Smart TVs don't have the best reputation when it comes to privacy and security. Instances like CIA developing tools to spy on people using Samsung Smart TVs and the fear-inducing Smart TV privacy policy have made some people apprehensive about Samsung Smart TVs Knox comes to your […]

By Naresh
7 years ago

Samsung’s working on a new (and improved) KNOX logo

Samsung KNOX could be due a makeover as the firm has trademarked a new (and improved) logo with the European Union Intellectual Property Office. Don't get too excited, though: there's a chance the emblem will never see the light of day. Sadly, we don't have any information pertaining to what Samsung's working on. It could […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

Samsung’s new infographic shows how Knox completely secures your digital life

Samsung's mobile security suite Knox now comes with almost every mid-range and high-end Galaxy smartphone. When it was first introduced, Knox was meant for keeping safe corporate data, but the South Korean smartphone giant added more features and extended it for normal consumers. Now, the company has released an infographic that showcases how Knox secures […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 years ago

Knox 2.7 improves security on the Galaxy Note 7

Knox 2.7 is the latest version of Samsung's mobile security software and it significantly improves security on the company's latest flagship handset. It has several new security features which will be of great benefit particularly to enterprise users, the features provide enhanced protection of personal and work data as well as greater convenience. Knox 2.7's […]

By Adnan Farooqui
8 years ago

Samsung explains how it hardened Android for Work using Knox

There was once a time when both business owners and their employees would only purchase corporate smartphones from BlackBerry as they feared offerings from other manufacturers weren't as secure. However, over time, and with the development of new services, such as Android for Work, that perception has changed, and significantly more people are making the […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

Samsung closing in on Apple in enterprise security

Samsung is striving hard to become a bigger player in the enterprise market. The company's Knox security solution for mobile devices has been very well-received, and it recently partnered with IBM and BlackBerry to improve security on its smartphones and tablets. Now, a new report claims that Samsung is closing in on Apple regarding BYOD and enterprise security. According to […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 years ago

Samsung pivots Knox to serve as a foundation for its enterprise solutions and services

Samsung may have introduced Knox as a defense-grade security platform but today it has announced that it has pivoted Knox to offer purpose-built, innovative and intuitive business tools. The new Samsung Knox is going to serve as the foundation for all of Samsung's enterprise solutions and services. Putting Knox at the foundation of all solutions and […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

Samsung KNOX named as the “strongest” mobile security platform

Samsung Electronics just revealed that the latest version of its KNOX security system, which comes preloaded on all of its enterprise-ready Android-powered smartphones, was awarded the strongest rating in Gartner Inc.’s recent report on “Mobile Device Security: A Comparison of Platforms”. The South Korean company took great pride in announcing that Gartner granted KNOX with […]

By Josh L.
9 years ago

Samsung handed out 2,600 Gear VR units to developers at Facebook’s F8 conference

Samsung’s revealed that it handed out a whopping 2,600 Gear VR units to developers attending Facebook’s F8 conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco yesterday morning. The Virtual Reality headsets were neatly packaged in a Facebook-branded box, which also contained a customized Galaxy smartphone. It’s not clear what handset was included in the bundle, but […]

By Josh L.
9 years ago

Samsung Knox adopted by four million users

Samsung has announced that just two years after its launch its Knox security solution has been adopted by four million users across the globe, this according to Samsung's vice president of B2B development IT and mobile communications Young-Jip Kim, who wrote in a blog post that Knox adoption is gradually increasing in the enterprise market. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
9 years ago

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