Apple just relieved a big security headache for work iPhones
There are now 990,000 reasons to upgrade to iOS 9.
Apple's new mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads comes with an improved security feature: two extra digits to the user's passcode, by default. That may not seem like a big deal, but a longer passcode means it's tougher to crack.
So much so is that the number of combinations from the old four-digit code to the new six-digit code jumps from 10,000 to 1 million possible tries.
And it can't come a moment sooner for some companies, who are already on thin ice when it comes to corporate security.
New research by IBM into one million bring-your-own-device and corporate-issued devices showed how dire the situation is. Nearly 90 percent of companies only require a simple, numeric passcode, with 80 percent of those companies requiring a four-digit passcode, which in some cases can be cracked in under 20 minutes.
A six-digit passcode combination will push the brute-force attack possibility into the days range.
iOS 9 is available on September 16, as a free download.