Sony Pictures gets hacked and needs a way to keep key execs in the loop securely. And failure isn’t an option. So they resort to BlackBerries to get the job done. According to the New York Times, they dug up a bunch of BlackBerry devices in the basement and handed them out to key execs. Clearly they felt that BlackBerry’s rep with security was what they needed at that moment. If you read the rest of the article, you’ll see the lengths that Sony Pictures went to get some degree of business done. All of this is eye opening for anyone who plays in this space. But back to BlackBerry for a moment. it didn’t take them long to use this news to their advantage:
Consider this a major feather in their cap.
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Sony Pictures Resorts To BlackBerries Among Other Contingencies During Epic Hack
Sony Pictures gets hacked and needs a way to keep key execs in the loop securely. And failure isn’t an option. So they resort to BlackBerries to get the job done. According to the New York Times, they dug up a bunch of BlackBerry devices in the basement and handed them out to key execs. Clearly they felt that BlackBerry’s rep with security was what they needed at that moment. If you read the rest of the article, you’ll see the lengths that Sony Pictures went to get some degree of business done. All of this is eye opening for anyone who plays in this space. But back to BlackBerry for a moment. it didn’t take them long to use this news to their advantage:
Consider this a major feather in their cap.
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