iOS 6 Update: Department of Defense to Approve Apple Mobile OS for Security Purposes

The U.S. Department of Defense should be utilizing Apple's products soon.

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports the Department of Defense will soon announce respective security approvals for Apple's iPhones and iPads with the latest mobile operating system.

According to the WSJ, Apple has lobbied for the U.S. defense agency to use their technology, particularly to the government's "most security-conscious customers," the reported noted.

At the moment, the device heavily utilized with the agency is the BlackBerry.

Apple isn't the only company pushing their technology, however, so is rival Samsung.

The South Korean-based company is also likely to see their Galaxy smartphones get approval by the government. Samsung has even created an enterprise-focused division to reach out to Western governments to use their devices. Last month, Samsung hosted its first government advisory board meeting with its executives and security experts from several agencies such as the U.S. National Security Agency.

While Samsung declined to comment, a note from the meeting by Executive Vice President Young Lee stated, "Once we are certified by the government, more easily we can convince others, the bankers and also big enterprise and so on."

The news comes as the IDC reported Apple's iOS as the second most-used mobile operating system behind Google's Android with 39.6 percent to 56.5 percent during the first quarter of 2013.

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