A recent report claimed that
BlackBerry 10 and the BlackBerry Z10 are “not secure enough for essential work” and
that the platform and the smartphone were rejected by the British
government. The Guardian published the news earlier this week,
noting that BlackBerry 7.1 was allowed by government workers with “restricted”
classifications, but that BlackBerry 10 doesn’t meet those standards.
BlackBerry responded to The
Guardian’s report on Wednesday shooting down those claims. “Media reports
alleging that BlackBerry 10 has been ‘rejected’ for U.K. government use are
both false and misleading,” the company said in a press release. “BlackBerry
has a long-established relationship with CESG and we remain the only mobile
solution approved for use at ‘Restricted’ when configured in accordance with
CESG guidelines.” The company said the delay with BlackBerry 10 isn’t because
it’s not secure enough, but rather because of a re-structuring of the approval
process, and pointed to recent certifications by the U.S. and German
governments as proof that the operating system is indeed secure.
“We’re
confident that BlackBerry 10 will only strengthen our position as the mobile
solution of choice for the U.K. government,” BlackBerry said. If not, the
company could face a serious blow in an industry that formerly used to
guarantee sales. [Source]
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