Preface

Nowadays, iOS is becoming more and more prevalent in companies and larger organizations. Whether this is a trend that is driven by Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or something that is coming from within the IT department, our knowledge of platforms is being stretched more and more all the time. It's getting harder and harder to be an expert on every platform that is in use in our organizations!

You need to secure your iOS devices. Learning iOS security gives you the knowledge to build security into large-scale iOS deployments. This book takes you through good security practices; these include configuring privacy options to keep personal data away from prying eyes, learning about encryption options to keep data safe at rest, securing apps to reduce the risks introduced by third-party apps, and then laying down practical steps and procedures for carrying out these steps, both on-screen on devices and at scale using Apple Configurator, profiles, and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions.

This book also includes a section on debugging and viewing data so that you can check out how to further secure items not covered in detail in the book. We teach you how to provide enterprise-class security to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch deployments. This includes a quick run-down of basic security steps and mass deployment of these steps to aid in your large-scale deployment of iOS devices.

This book is meant to be an easy-to-digest guide that follows real-world examples to implement best security practices. Each topic is covered in a theoretical context and further resources are provided where they are needed/applicable.