New Security Features in Windows Phone 8.1

A Windows Phone 8.1 mobile device is malware resistant as it uses the same technologies that are used by Windows 8.1 desktop operating system. It secures the boot process, specifically UEFI and its Secure Boot component. UEFI Secure Boot verifies that the boot loader is trusted, and then Trusted Boot protects the rest of the startup process by verifying that all Windows boot components have integrity and can be trusted. If any malware has modified any file, Trusted Boot prevents such files from launching. Unsigned apps not from the Windows Store, are unable to run on Windows Phone.

Windows Phone 8.1 new security features

1. Secured enrollment with MDM systems
2. Security policy management
3. Lock down the phone to a specified set of applications and settings (Assigned Access)
4. Automatically initiate VPN Connection (auto-triggered VPN)
5. Remote Assistance
6. Remote business data removal
7. Encryption of apps and confidential organizational data on removable storage
8. Support for Secure and Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
9. Support for enterprise Wi-Fi connectivity
10. Support for virtual smart cards
11. Support for new virtual private network (VPN) tunnel types.

You can read more about all the existing and the new security features in Windows Phone, by downloading this ePaperfrom Microsoft.