NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data

Source: The Verge

NATO approval for iPhone and iPad

The iPhone and iPad have been approved to hold NATO‑restricted information, according to an announcement on Thursday. That means off‑the‑shelf devices running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can handle classified information “without requiring special software or settings,” Apple says.

The NATO‑restricted designation is the lowest level of classified information, and it applies to information that would be “disadvantageous to the interests of NATO” if disclosed, according to a security document posted by the Marines. BlackBerry 10 phones similarly received approval to hold this level of classified information in 2013.

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