Enterprise Security Features of Blackberry 10

Blackberry has always been considered as an enterprise-level smartphone having features to secure the information available on its device. It is moreover a true statement because of the level of encryption Blackberry provides as compared to other smartphones, also the encryption of information at BES further strengthens security grounds.

With introduction of Blackberry 10, Blackberry once again emerged as an upcoming smartphone platform with futuristic capabilities. With micro-kernel based architecture to isolate the core of the operating system and advanced features to support advanced concepts like BYOD, Blackberry 10 continues to claim itself as the best smartphone for enterprises.

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Some of the enterprise features of Blackberry 10 are discussed below:

 BES10 with AES256 Encryption: Blackberry Enterprise Server for Blackberry 10 or BES10 uses AES256 encryption tunnel for communication and other data transfer tasks. AES or Advanced Encryption Standard is a US government adopted encryption scheme which ensures the level of security of information in Blackberry 10. This is a major advantage for businesses which intends to provide secure access to mobile web applications (as BB10 supports HTML5 as well) without establishing a separate VPN channel for corporate users.

 Blackberry Balance: With increasing adoption of mobile concepts like BYOD, businesses are more open-ended in including their employee's device into their operational practices. However, such involvement limits the usability of a device for a users due to security policies. Blackberry Balance, in this case, provides an advantage to segment the mobile platform in two separate entities. This segmentation allows its users to separate their workspace from their personal data and information between the two segments is never shared.

 Remote Wipe Features: A lost device can be utilized for extracting confidential information and data. Due to this, Blackberry 10 also provides the capability to wipe out the data present on the device remotely like most of the smart OSs of today. This enables a business to maintain the confidentiality in their devices and secure their data efficiently.

Another advantage of using Blackberry 10 is the architecture of its kernel; the micro-kernel based device architecture separates the core of the device from every other application present in the phone including the supporting drivers. Everything in the device is considered as a separate file and are layerd on the kernel of the device as a separate services. This enables the device to stop service for any malicious or suspicious application and secure the device from any interception or attack.

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