Here’s some good news for BlackBerry. The news is out that they have gotten a key approval from the US Department Of Defence by getting an “Authority To Operate” on their networks for the Q10, Z10, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. They’re the first smartphone to get this approval.
“Being the first smartphones to be supported on U.S. Department of Defense networks further establishes BlackBerry’s proven and validated security model,” said Scott Totzke, SVP, BlackBerry Security Group at BlackBerry. “With foreign entities – governmental and criminal – ramping up attacks on electronic communications and information systems, BlackBerry provides government agencies with a proven partner that follows top-to-bottom security protocols.”
Receiving the ATO is a critical step forward in the security certification process. The approval demonstrates that BlackBerry 10 smartphones meet DoD’s most stringent security requirements. BlackBerry 10 smartphones will enable DoD personnel to have the ability to securely connect to networks and access assets from work. The BlackBerry mobile infrastructure provides a highly responsive, intelligent and intuitive mobile computing experience while ensuring the personal and the corporate information on a user’s phone are kept separate and safe.
This is key for the struggling smartphone vendor as it gives them more security cred on the street. In theory, that would help them with enterprise customers. Let’s see how it pans out for them.
Oh, of interest, as I type this their stock is up slightly by half a percent.
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BlackBerry Gets “Authority To Operate” On U.S. DOD Networks
Here’s some good news for BlackBerry. The news is out that they have gotten a key approval from the US Department Of Defence by getting an “Authority To Operate” on their networks for the Q10, Z10, and the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. They’re the first smartphone to get this approval.
“Being the first smartphones to be supported on U.S. Department of Defense networks further establishes BlackBerry’s proven and validated security model,” said Scott Totzke, SVP, BlackBerry Security Group at BlackBerry. “With foreign entities – governmental and criminal – ramping up attacks on electronic communications and information systems, BlackBerry provides government agencies with a proven partner that follows top-to-bottom security protocols.”
Receiving the ATO is a critical step forward in the security certification process. The approval demonstrates that BlackBerry 10 smartphones meet DoD’s most stringent security requirements. BlackBerry 10 smartphones will enable DoD personnel to have the ability to securely connect to networks and access assets from work. The BlackBerry mobile infrastructure provides a highly responsive, intelligent and intuitive mobile computing experience while ensuring the personal and the corporate information on a user’s phone are kept separate and safe.
This is key for the struggling smartphone vendor as it gives them more security cred on the street. In theory, that would help them with enterprise customers. Let’s see how it pans out for them.
Oh, of interest, as I type this their stock is up slightly by half a percent.
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