BlackBerry, a global leader in secure mobile communications, announced that DTEK50, the “world’s most secure” Android smartphone, will soon be available in Saudi Arabia.
The DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.
Fully equipped with Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s security, privacy and productivity with the full Android experience in an all-touch design, at a price point that’s accessible for consumers and ideal for enterprise fleet deployment.
In a recent survey of Android smartphone users, BlackBerry found that 50 percent believe their smartphone is only somewhat secure, and what’s more, despite data security fears, one in six Android users don’t know about Android security patches, Mohammed Al-Mefleh, senior director, product management and services, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, at BlackBerry, said at the DTEK50 launch.
DTEK50 was designed to address the security and privacy needs of today’s uncompromising Android users. Smartphones are increasingly being targeted for cyberattacks through tactics like malicious apps, scareware notifications and insecure Wi-Fi connections. BlackBerry’s Android smartphones, including DTEK50 and PRIV, have built-in hardware security.
DTEK50 encrypts all users’ information, including business critical data and personal data such as pictures, videos and contacts. Malware protection is also built-in along with back-up, wipe and restore capabilities.
Features that make DTEK50 the most secure Android smartphone include rapid security patching, DTEK by BlackBerry App that enables users to automatically monitor their OS and apps to know when their privacy could be at risk and to take action to improve it, and BlackBerry’s manufacturing process that uses a proprietary technique adding security from the start.
Also, starting with the root of trust, each stage of DTEK50’s secure boot chain must first verify that the next component is fully intact before proceeding, ensuring the device has not been tampered with since the last restart.
BlackBerry provides additional security patches, improved random number, address space generation and certificate pinning, and FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption.
The DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.
Fully equipped with Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s security, privacy and productivity with the full Android experience in an all-touch design, at a price point that’s accessible for consumers and ideal for enterprise fleet deployment.
In a recent survey of Android smartphone users, BlackBerry found that 50 percent believe their smartphone is only somewhat secure, and what’s more, despite data security fears, one in six Android users don’t know about Android security patches, Mohammed Al-Mefleh, senior director, product management and services, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, at BlackBerry, said at the DTEK50 launch.
DTEK50 was designed to address the security and privacy needs of today’s uncompromising Android users. Smartphones are increasingly being targeted for cyberattacks through tactics like malicious apps, scareware notifications and insecure Wi-Fi connections. BlackBerry’s Android smartphones, including DTEK50 and PRIV, have built-in hardware security.
DTEK50 encrypts all users’ information, including business critical data and personal data such as pictures, videos and contacts. Malware protection is also built-in along with back-up, wipe and restore capabilities.
Features that make DTEK50 the most secure Android smartphone include rapid security patching, DTEK by BlackBerry App that enables users to automatically monitor their OS and apps to know when their privacy could be at risk and to take action to improve it, and BlackBerry’s manufacturing process that uses a proprietary technique adding security from the start.
Also, starting with the root of trust, each stage of DTEK50’s secure boot chain must first verify that the next component is fully intact before proceeding, ensuring the device has not been tampered with since the last restart.
BlackBerry provides additional security patches, improved random number, address space generation and certificate pinning, and FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption.
