BlackBerry OS Achieves Coveted Government Security Clearance

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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/249140/blackberry_os_achieves_coveted_government_security_clearance.html

By Tony Bradley
PCWorld
Feb 1, 2012

Don’t nail the coffin shut on RIM just yet. Following a shakeup of 
executive leadership, and the launch of BlackBerry Cloud Service and 
Office 365 integration, RIM announced today that the BlackBerry 7 OS has 
received FIPS 140-2 certification.

Both the BlackBerry 7 and BlackBerry 7.1 operating systems have been 
awarded FIPS 140-2 certification by both the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States, as well as the 
Communications security Establishment Canada (CSEC) in Canada. The FIPS 
140-2 certification is required under the Federal Information Security 
Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), so government agencies and businesses 
that wish to work with those government agencies need accepted mobile 
devices.

Scott Totzke, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Security at Research In 
Motion, proclaims, “With all of the latest BlackBerry smartphones and 
the PlayBook tablet certified under the FIPS program, government and 
security-conscious customers can deploy our entire range of products 
with confidence.”

FIPS 140-2 isn’t the only security accolade RIM has earned either. The 
BlackBerry 7 OS has also been awarded Common Criteria EAL4+ 
certification, and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet received FIPS 140-2 
acceptance back in mid-2011.

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