The LG G4 has received the NSA’s seal of approval

I’m not sure whether this is good or bad publicity for LG, but the NSA just gave the LG G4 its own seal of approval. On the surface that sounds pretty sketchy, but it starts to make sense once you actually look in to it. What this means is that the National Information Assurance Partnership. (NIAP) has reviewed the LG G4 and determined that it’s secure enough for corporations and the government to use. 

LG on Thursday afternoon announced that its G4 Android smartphone has received a thumbs-up of approval from the National Security Agency’s (NSA) National Information Assurance Partnership. (NIAP). Forget the weird government acronyms: basically this just means that the G4 meets enough security criteria for “Cryptographic Modules” for use in government security and corporate environments, LG explained. “With LG G4’s NIAP certifications, we are bringing peace of mind to both corporate IT managers and employees, offering a secure Android option for the workplace,” LG’s vice president and head of marketing communications Chris Yie said, highlighting the G4’s “GATE’ technology that offers advanced security and mobile device management options. This isn’t the first time LG has received this sort of certification, last year’s LG G3 was approved for use by the Department of Defense, LG said, and the company is currently working to get the G4 that same level of access.