Wireless Security: Blackberry by Research In Motion

Personal Data Assistants (PDA's) have quickly become a required tool for the corporate executive. It has been previously used for calendar and contact management and storage purposes. However, these PDA's have quickly been promoted to wireless email and confidential information mobile storage devices. This has created a large security vulnerability problem for Information Security Professionals worldwide. This paper presents an introduction to the Blackberry Wireless Email devices as well as suggestions to help Information Security Professionals minimize the risk of using such devices. As these devices continue to grow in popularity as well as storage features, the companies creating these devices should have a responsibility for also creating bigger and better security features. The Blackberry wireless devices have taken the correct steps to minimize informational theft, but there are still some issues that Information Security Professionals as well as corporate executives need to consider before they are purchased.