RIM’s BlackBerry 10 Gets Federal Security Nod Ahead of Debut
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Research In Motion Ltd. said its new BlackBerry 10 operating system has won security certification from the U.S. government as the debut approaches of the smartphone platform it’s counting on to revive sales.
BlackBerry 10 handsets and tablet computers have earned a stamp of approval for secure communications known as FIPS 140-2 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, said Michael Brown, RIM’s vice president for security product management. It’s the first time that BlackBerrys have been certified for FIPS, or Federal Information Processing Standards, before their commercial debut.