Chapter 15. Securing Your BlackBerry Device


IN THIS CHAPTER:

87 About BlackBerry Security

88 Secure the SIM Card

89 Turn On the Firewall

90 Protect Your Content

91 Safely Store IDs and Passwords on Your Device

92 Register Your Device with StuffBak

It's difficult to get very far in any discussion about mobile computing without the topic of security coming up. And for good reason. When you start carrying around sensitive data on a mobile device that can communicate wirelessly , security concerns rise dramatically as compared with desktop PCs. There are several reasons for this, with the primary one being how easy it is to lose a mobile device and have it fall into the wrong hands. Another less-obvious but equally troublesome risk is the one associated with wireless networkingpeople tend to think of mobile devices in terms of mobile phones, but they really are mobile computers. More specifically , in the case of BlackBerry devices, they are mobile computers with a constant wireless network connection.

Fortunately, the BlackBerry 7100 series devices have security designed into virtually every level: Available mechanisms limit access to your device should it accidentally fall into the wrong hands, and a built-in encryption feature encrypts your data. There is also extensive support for advanced security standards to make browsing the wireless Web as safe as, if not safer than, browsing on a desktop PC. In addition to all the BlackBerry device's built-in security measures, you can employ several security strategies to help maximize the protection of your device.



BlackBerry in a Snap
BlackBerry in a Snap
ISBN: 0672326701
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 149

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