Here's something our President BarackBerry Obama would like, BlackBerry Smartphones running BlackBerry 7-7.1 are now secure to tough government standards.
BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry 7 and BlackBerr 7.1 Operating Systems (OS) have FIPS 140-2 certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC).
FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 is recognized by the U.S. and Canadian governments and is required under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA).
All BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry 7 and BlackBerry 7.1 that are no certifiec include the:
- BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930 and 9790.
- BlackBerry Torch 9850, 9860 and 9810.
- BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360, 9370 and 9380.
Beside FIPS 140-2 certification, the BlackBerry 7 OS has received Common Criteria EAL4+ certification. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has also received FIPS 140-2 validation in July 2011.