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BlackBerry 7 Smartphones Certified for U.S. and Canadian Governments
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Research In Motion has announced that BlackBerry smartphones running on the new BlackBerry 7 and BlackBerry 7.1 operating systems have been awarded 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).
"The FIPS 140-2 certification for BlackBerry 7.0 and 7.1 illustrates RIM's continuing commitment to providing industry-leading, secure, mobile computing platforms for our customers," said Scott Totzke, Senior Vice President, BlackBerry Security at Research In Motion.
In addition to 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.
Tags: [blackberry] [blackberry 7] [Canada] [USA]
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