Samsung has released Knox 2.0 to all it flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone users worldwide. Announced at MWC, Knox is an enterprise-grade security suite which is built to give a strong end-to-end private system for enterprise users of the device.
KNOX 2.0 features KNOX Workspace, EMM, Marketplace and Customization. KNOX Workspace is currently available on the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S5, which can be activated by IT managers for later use.
KNOX has been widely deployed by enterprises since it became first commercially available in the market in September 2013. As a result of this rapid adoption, we needed to evolve the Samsung KNOX platform to directly address the ever-changing needs of the enterprise as we demonstrate our commitment to protect and respond to future enterprise mobility and security challenges.
said JK Shin, President and CEO, Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics in a company blog.
The security suite aims to provide security similar to an enterprise with the current growing BYOD phenomenon. Samsung also announced that through future software updates, KNOX 2.0 will be brought over to other Galaxy devices as well.