BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930/9790, BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860/9810 & Curve 9350/9360/9370/9380 Get FIPS Certified

FIPS ValidatedHere'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.