Esinqumeni esibalulekile, i-NATO ivume ngokusemthethweni ukusetshenziswa kwamadivayisi e-Apple iPhone kanye ne-iPad ukuphatha ulwazi oluyimfihlo. Lesi sigameko sibonisa ukwethembana okukhulayo kubuchwepheshe be-iOS ezindaweni eziphephile kakhulu nezibucayi. Sekuyiminyaka, ukuphepha kwamadivayisi eselula kube yinto ebalulekile ezinhlanganweni zempi kanye nohulumeni emhlabeni jikelele. Ngalesi sivumelwano, i-NATO ayiqinisekisi kuphela intuthuko ye-Apple ekuvikelekeni kwamadivayisi kodwa futhi ibeka isibonelo sokuhlanganisa ubuchwepheshe babathengi emisebenzini yezokuvikela. Lesi sithuthukisi siyisibonelo sokwakhiwa okuqinile kwe-iOS kanye nokuzibophezela kwe-Apple ukuvikela idatha ebucayi ngokuhambisana namazinga aqinile omhlaba wonke.

Ukuvunyelwa kuhlanganisa amamodeli athile ama-iPhone nama-iPad ahlangabezana nezimfuneko eziqinile ezichazwe ku-NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC). Ukuhlanganiswa lokhu kulindeleke ukuthi kuthuthukise ukusebenza kahle kwezinto kanye nokufinyelela kwedatha kubasebenzi abagunyaziwe ngenkathi kugcinwa amazinga aphezulu kakhulu okuphepha. Njengoba indawo yedijithali iguquguquka, iziqinisekiso ezinjalo ziqinisekisa isikhundla se-Apple njengomholi kwezokuxhumana zeselula ezivikelekile, ihlinzeka i-NATO namabutho ahlangene amathuluzi anqenayo ezinseleleni zokuzivikela zesimanje.

Amadivayisi agunyaziwe e-iPhone kanye ne-iPad manje asemanje afakwe ohlwini ku-NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue (NIAPC), irejista ephelele yemikhiqizo eqinisekisiwe ehlangabezana namazinga okuphepha e-NATO. Ukufakwa kule khathalogi kubonisa ukuthi la madivayisi adlule ekuhlolweni okunzulu nasekuvunyelweni ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthobela imiqulu eqinile ye-NATO yezokuphepha kwekhompyutha. Uhlu lwe-NIAPC lunikeza le mikhiqizo ye-Apple isimo esiyingqayizivele, esibavumela ukuba basetshenziswe ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene ze-NATO kanye nezinethiwekhi zokuxhumana ezivikelekile.

Ikhathalogi ichaza amamodeli asukela kumamodeli akamuva e-iPhone kuya ezizukulwaneni zakamuva ze-iPad ezisebenzisa i-iOS 26, uhlelo olusha kakhulu lwe-Apple olwenzelwe izici zokuphepha ezithuthukisiwe. Isitifiketi sihlanganisa nezilungiselelo ezinemininingwane kanye nezinqubo zokuphepha okufanele abasebenzisi bazisebenzise ukuze kugcinwe ubuqotho bedivayisi. Okubalulekile, le mvume ivula indlela yokwamukelwa okubanzi kobuchwepheshe be-Apple ezindaweni zikahulumeni, igqamisa ukubaluleka kwezinkundla zeselula eziphephile emasu ezempi anolwazi namuhla.

Indlela yokuthola imvume ye-NATO kumadivayisi e-iPhone ne-iPad ibihambisana nokuhlolwa okunzima okubandakanya izigaba eziningi zokuhlola ukuphepha. Ngokomlando, ukuxhumana kwezinga lempi kuye kwasetshenziswa ihadiwe ekhethekile enezendlalelo zokuphepha ezizimele. Kodwa-ke, ukwanda okusheshayo kwezinsongo kanye nesidingo samadivayisi asebenzayo, asebenziseka kalula kuphoqe i-NATO ukuthi ihlole kabusha izindlela ezijwayelekile. Amadivayisi e-iOS e-Apple adlule ekuhlolweni okuningiliziwe yizinhlaka zokuphepha, okubandakanya i-German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), ukuqinisekisa ukumelana kwawo nezinsongo ze-cyber kanye nokuvuza kwedatha.

Le nqubo eqinile yokugunyazwa yayihlanganisa ukuhlolwa kobuthakathaka, ukuhlolwa kokungena, kanye nokuhlola ukuthobela izindinganiso zamazwe omhlaba zokuphepha. Amadivayisi ahlolwa ngamandla awo okuvikela ulwazi oluyimfihlo emazingeni ahlukene okuvikela ukusebenza (OPSEC), aqinisekisa ukuthi ahlangabezana nezidingo zokuphathwa kahle, ubuqotho, kanye nokutholakala ezifunwa yi-NATO. Ukubambisana phakathi kwe-Apple, ochwepheshe bezokuphepha, kanye nezikhulu ze-NATO kugcizelela ushintsho olubalulekile oluya ekuhlanganiseni ubuchwepheshe obujwayelekile ezinhlelweni ezivikelekile zempi.

Ukugcina ukuthobela uhlaka lokuphepha lwe-NATO, ama-iPhone nama-iPad agunyaziwe kumele acushwe ngokuya ngesisekelo sokuphepha se-Indigo. Lokhu kucushwa kudinga izilungiselelo ezithile ezithuthukisa ukuphepha kwedivayisi, njengokukhubaza izici ezingadingekile, ukuvumela ukubethela okugcwele kwediski, nokuphoqelela izinqubo eziqinile zokuqinisekisa. I-Indigo iqinisekisa ukuthi amadivayisi asebenza ngaphakathi kwemingcele yobungozi eyenziwe ngaphambili efanelekayo ukuphatha idatha ekhethekile.

Iziqondiso zokumisa zihlanganisa ukusetshenziswa kwamathuluzi okuphepha akwa-Apple afana ne-Find My iPhone, asiza ekutholeni amadivayisi alahlekile noma antshontshiwe, ngaleyo ndlela avikele ulwazi olubucayi ekufinyeleleni okungagunyaziwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple App Store ivinjelwe ezinhlelweni zokusebenza ezihlolwe ezibalulekile ekusebenzeni, kunciphisa ubungozi obungase buvele ezinhlelweni zezinkampani zangaphandle. Lezi zinyathelo zakha ndawonye isimo esiphelele sokuphepha esihambisana nezidingo zokuqinisekisa ulwazi lwezinga lempi.

Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-NATO kubeka ama-iPhone nama-iPad agunyaziwe ngaphansi kwamazinga athile okuvikeleka kwezisekelo zokusebenza enzelwe ukuphathwa kolwazi oluyimfihlo. Lawa mazinga engcuphe achaza izinga lokuthi amadivayisi angathenjwa kangakanani ezindaweni ezahlukene zokuphepha, kusukela eziteshini zokuxhumana ezingagciniwe kuya kwezimfihlo kakhulu. Amadivayisi we-Apple aqinisekiswa ukuthi asekele izigaba eziningi, aqinisekisa ukuguquguquka ekusebenziseni kwawo ezimeni ezahlukene zokusebenza.

Ukuqinisekiswa kuphinde kugqamise izici ezithuthukile zokuphepha, okuhlanganisa ukuqinisekiswa kwe-biometric, ihadiwe ye-secure enclave, kanye nokuhlola okuqhubekayo kokwethembeka kwesistimu. Lezi zilawuli zisiza ukunciphisa izingozi ezifana nokufinyelela kwedatha okungagunyaziwe, ukungena kwe-malware, kanye nokuphazamiseka kwedivayisi ngokomzimba. Kubasebenzisi, lokhu kusho ukuthi amadivayisi e-iOS manje angasetshenziswa ngokuzethemba ukufinyelela nokuphatha ukuxhumana okubucayi kwe-NATO ngaphandle kokudela ukusetshenziswa noma ukuhamba.

Izithombe ezivelele ezivela kuHhovisi LaseJalimane Lezokuphepha Lolwazi (BSI) kanye ne-Apple ziphawule esidlangalaleni ngobubalulekile bokugunyazwa lokhu. Isikhulu esikhuluma egameni le-BSI sigcizelele inqubo yokuhlola eqinile, sathi, “Ukuvunyelwa kwamadivayisi e-iPhone ne-iPad yi-NATO kubonisa ukuhambisana kwabo okuphawulekayo namazinga ethu aphezulu okuvikela. Lokhu kusetha isilinganiso esisha samadivayisi okuphathekayo okuphephile emikhakheni yezokuvikela.”

Kusuka kwa-Apple, isikhulu esiphezulu sezokuphepha sathi, “Siyakwamukela ukuthi i-NATO iqaphela izici eziqinile zokuphepha ezifakwe ku-iOS 26. Imizamo yethu eqhubekayo yokwenza izinto ezintsha ekuphathweni kwemfihlo nokuphepha ivumela amadivayisi ethu ukuthi ahlangane nezidingo eziqinile zokuphatha ulwazi oluyimfihlo. Lolu hlelo luyisikhathi esibalulekile esigcizelela ukuzibophezela kwe-Apple ekusekeleni ukuphepha komhlaba wonke.” Lezi zitatimende ziqinisa umzamo wokubambisana ngemuva kokuqinisekiswa kanye nomgomo ofanayo wokuthuthukisa ukwamukelwa kobuchwepheshe obuvikelekile.

Ipulatifomu ye-iOS ye-Apple inikeza iqoqo lezici zokuphepha eziphambili ezibe usizo ekufezeni ukugunyazwa kwe-NATO. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukubethela okusekelwe ku-hardware, izinqubo zokuqalisa eziphephile, kanye ne-enclave ephephile enikezelwe ukugcina okhiye be-cryptographic. Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Face ID ne-Touch ID ukuqinisekiswa kwe-biometric kuthuthukisa ukuphepha kokufinyelela kudivayisi ngenkathi kugcinwa lula komsebenzisi.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, isibuyekezo sakamuva se-iOS 26 sethula ukubonakala okuthuthukisiwe kwesistimu, okuvumela abasebenzisi nabaphathi ukuthi babheke ukuziphatha kwezinhlelo zokusebenza nemifudlana yedatha eduze kakhulu. Ukuphathwa kwezokuphepha okunomdlandla kubalulekile ezindaweni lapho noma yimuphi umsebenzi osolisayo kufanele uthunjwe futhi uncishiswe ngokushesha. Lezi zici ngokubambisana zenza ama-iPhone nama-iPad alungele izindawo eziphephile ezidinga izinqubo eziqinile zokuvikela idatha.

Ukuvunywa kwe-NATO kubonisa ukugunyazwa okukhulu kokuzinikela kuka-Apple ekuvikelekeni nasekuphatheni kwemfihlo. Kubonisa ukwanda kwethonya lenkampani emikhakheni eyayihlaselwa ngamadivayisi akhethekile wokuxhumana aphephile. Leli thuthukisi livula amathuba amasha e-Apple ukuthi yandise ubuchwepheshe bayo kwezinye izicelo zikahulumeni nezezokuvikela emhlabeni wonke.

Ngokubheka phambili, i-Apple ihlose ukwakha ngalesi siphumelelo ngokuthuthukisa njalo amakhono okuphepha e-iOS nokubambisana nezinhlangano zokuphepha zamazwe omhlaba. Ubambisane ne-NATO bubonisa umbono wamasu we-Apple wokuhambisa ubuchwepheshe bezinto zabathengi obuyinkimbinkimbi nezidingo zokuphepha ezisezingeni eliphezulu. Lo mkhuba kulindeleke ukuthi ukhuthaze ukuqanjwa okwengeziwe kwezinto zokubala zeselula eziphephile, okuzuzisa abasebenzisi bezempi kanye nemakethe ebanzi.

Ukuvunyelwa kwe-NATO kumadivayisi e-iPhone ne-iPad ukuphatha ulwazi oluyimfihlo kuyisigaba esibalulekile esihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe babathengi nokuphepha kwezokuvikela. Lo mphumelelo ugqamisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuphepha komakhalekhukhwini nokwanda kokwethenjwa ku-iOS njengesikhulumi esithembekile emisebenzini ebucayi. Ukuhlanganiswa kwamadivayisi e-Apple ezinhlelweni zokuxhumana eziphephile ze-NATO akugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle koddwa kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuqhubeka kokuqamba izinto ezintsha kwezokuphepha kwe-cyber.

Njengoba i-Apple iqhubeka nokuphusha imingcele yobuchwepheshe beselula obuphephile, lesi sivunyelwe sibeka isilinganiso esisha embonini futhi sivule indlela yokwamukelwa okubanzi ezindaweni zokuphepha zomhlaba. Ezinhlanganweni namabhizinisi anentshisekelo ezixazululweni zobuchwepheshe eziphephile, eziqotho, ukuhlola amadivayisi aqinisekisiwe e-Apple kanye nezinto ezintsha zakamuva ze-iOS kunikeza indlela ethembisayo phambili.

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Ukufundwa okunconyiwe kufaka phakathi izihloko ezihlobene nokuphepha kwamadivayisi eselula, izibuyekezo zakamuva zesofthiwe ye-Apple, kanye nezinqubo zokuxhumana eziphephile.

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