ASD APPROVES USE OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 FE, S20 FE 5G, NOTE20 5G AND NOTE20 ULTRA 5G SMARTPHONES FOR USE BY AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

摘要

Devices listed in the new Security Configuration Guidance include the Galaxy S20 FE, S20 FE 5G, Note20 and Note20 5G, but they’re not the only Samsung models listed.The Guidance also includes the Samsung S10e, the S10, S10 5G, S10+, S20, S20 5G, S20+, S20+ 5G, and the S20 Ultra 5G, which is a very wide range of all of Samsung's most recent phones save for its even more recent S21 series, which are presumably still just too new to be as yet included, although we imagine this will change within a few months’ time.The devices have been included in the updated Security Configuration Guidance based onstringent testing and assessments undertaken by the ASD and provide guidance for the useof these Samsung mobile devices in “Sensitive” and “Protected” deployments. TheGuidance opens the opportunity for government departments and agencies to utilise someof Samsung’s latest in mobile innovation as part of the operations.