--- title: "Important Notice: The Default Mail App in iOS 7 Does NOT Encrypt Attachments! Your Sensitive Data is at Risk!" description: "Important Notice: The Default Mail App in iOS 7 Does NOT Encrypt Attachments! 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Your Sensitive Data is at Risk! [Lance Stone](https://ontimetech.valeonetworks.com/blog/author/ulisticadmin) : May 12, 2014, 2:34:40 AM [Managed IT Services](https://ontimetech.valeonetworks.com/blog/tag/managed-it-services) ![Apple Mail Encryption](https://ontimetech.valeonetworks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Imported_Blog_Media/147059174.jpg?width=200&name=147059174.jpg)If data security is an important concern for you, we urge you to pay attention to this important notice: all iPhone and iPod owners must avoid sending sensitive attachments through the default iOS mail app! According to security researcher Andreas Kurtz, Apple has failed to encrypt email attachments in the following versions of iOS 7: - iOS 7.1.1 (current version) - iOS 7.1 - iOS 7.0.4 After discovering the security flaw, the researcher attempted to prove the issue on an iPhone 4 running iOS 7. He found that it was simple to uncover the device’s unencrypted email attachments. He also confirmed the issue on an iPad 2 and iPhone 5s. **This Failure to Encrypt Attachments Leaves YOUR Sensitive Data Vulnerable to Hackers and Cybercriminals!** Apple’s failure to encrypt attachments leaves your sensitive data accessible to anyone with the proper software and a bit of free time. And the most concerning aspect of this issue? Apple’s iOS 7 has been available for quite a long time! How many times have you or one of your staff members sent a sensitive attachment through the mail app? In the past, Apple has been known to maintain secure software, however, this issue puts the company’s reputation in question. Think back to Apple’s web page outlining the security of its iOS software: “Data protection enhances the built-in hardware encryption by protecting the hardware encryption keys with your passcode,” the page explains. “This provides an additional layer of protection for your email messages attachments, and third-party applications.” Unfortunately, Apple’s software isn’t as secure as we thought. After the researcher and other security companies notified Apple, a spokeswoman stated, “we’re aware of the issue and we’re working on a fix which we will deliver in a future software update.” **Can’t Afford a Security Breach? Don’t Put Your Sensitive Data at Risk – Use Third-Party Email Apps!** Until the software update is available, do not use Apple’s default mail application! 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