BlackBerry, whose share of the mobile phone market has been on a downward spiral, this week launched BBM Protected, the first in its planned eBBM Suite of secure enterprise-class messaging products. BBM Protected targets regulated industries. It’s claimed to be the only secure mobile instant messaging app that uses a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic library. Users can securely message colleagues, people in other companies, and friends and family — so long as the others also are using BBM Protected.
BlackBerry Unveils BBM Protected to, Ahem, Protect Market Share
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 18, 2014 12:45 PMBlackBerry, whose share of the mobile phone market has been on a downward spiral, this week launched BBM Protected, the first in its planned eBBM Suite of secure enterprise-class messaging products. BBM Protected targets regulated industries. It’s claimed to be the only secure mobile instant messaging app that uses a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic library. Users can securely message colleagues, people in other companies, and friends and family — so long as the others also are using BBM Protected.