How CAPTOR Supports United States STIG Compliance for Secure Photo Capture and Management

For organizations that follow the United States Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), managing sensitive data on mobile devices is critical — especially when it comes to photos. According to the STIG for iOS devices:

“The iOS Photos app is unmanaged and may sync photos with a device user’s personal iCloud account. Therefore, work-related photos must not be taken via the iOS camera app or stored in the Photos app. A managed photo app must be used to take and manage work-related photos.”

This is exactly where CAPTOR by Inkscreen plays a vital role. CAPTOR replaces the native camera app with a secure, policy-controlled alternative that ensures all photos and videos are captured, stored, and shared exclusively within your organization’s secure environment. Photos never touch the unmanaged iOS Photos app or a personal iCloud account — eliminating a major data leakage risk.

CAPTOR integrates with your MDM/EMM solution, giving IT teams full control over how photos are used, shared, and retained. Whether documenting site visits, evidence, or sensitive work data, users can capture what they need without violating STIG requirements.

For organizations that take compliance seriously, CAPTOR is an essential tool to keep work content secure, private, and fully managed.

Do you want to test drive CAPTOR in your EMM environment? Request a free trial today or contact us to schedule a demo.

Adding CAPTOR to iPhone Lock Screen & Control Center

This article explains how to add CAPTOR to the iPhone lock screen and Control Center, which make launching the app easier and faster. This applies to CAPTOR (iOS) v5.3.0 and later.

How do I add CAPTOR to my iPhone Lock Screen?

1) Lock your iPhone so the screen is off.

2) Tap on the screen to “wake it up”.

3) Long-press and hold in the lower middle part of the screen, between the two action buttons (Flashlight and Camera, if they have not been altered already).

4) Tap Customize.

5) Tap on the Lock Screen.

6) Tap the “-” button on one of the two default action buttons (Flashlight or Camera).

7) Tap the “+” button to add a new action button in it’s place.

8) Tap on “Open CAPTOR” beneath the CAPTOR app icon.

9) Tap Done.

Now you can access CAPTOR directly from the lock screen by long-pressing on the CAPTOR icon.

How do I add CAPTOR to my iPhone Control Center?

1) Swipe down from the top right of the iPhone to reveal the Control Center.

2) Tap the “+” button on the top left.

3) Tap “Add a Control”.

4) Tap “Open CAPTOR” beneath the CAPTOR app icon.

5) Tap anywhere on the screen to save and exit that mode.

6) Test by swiping down from the top right, and tapping the CAPTOR icon. This should launch CAPTOR.

Here is a short video of the steps outlined above.

Adding Notes to CAPTOR Content in Bulk

All CAPTOR content has a notes section where you can add text description to the content. This will transfer as metadata for all content types, and for visual media (photos and videos) it will also be included in the caption. The notes are also searchable. The content Notes can be found by opening the content, and tapping on the “i” info button.

Beginning with CAPTOR (iOS) v5.2.2, you can now add notes to multiple content in one step. There are two ways to do this, outlined below. Also with this release we increased the character limit to 255 so you can add longer notes than ever before. If some of the content has an existing note, the newly added note will be appended to the existing note.

Option 1: Add the same note to all content within a specific folder or Favorites.

Go to the Folder screen and swipe right on the folder to reveal a hidden Note button. Tap it, and type a note into the box. That note has now been added to every content item within the folder. This works on Favorites as well. Here is a quick video demo.

Option 2: Add the same note to content you select within a folder.

Go to a folder, tap Select at the bottom. Tap to highlight the content you want to add notes to, and then tap Note at the bottom. The note you enter into the pop-up box will be added to all of the selected content. Here is a short video demo of this option:

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