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. |