Comments on: Maybe the French are right http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BlackBerry passes security accreditation in record time | blackberry phone reviews http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-523352 BlackBerry passes security accreditation in record time | blackberry phone reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:30:07 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-523352 [...] cleared with the government has proven to be a hassle pretty much everywhere else for BlackBerry, so getting through quickly is a welcome change of pace. As for [...] [...] cleared with the government has proven to be a hassle pretty much everywhere else for BlackBerry, so getting through quickly is a welcome change of pace. As for [...]

]]> By: The French aren’t crazy to not use BlackBerrys, just politically motivated | blackberry phone reviews http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-523336 The French aren’t crazy to not use BlackBerrys, just politically motivated | blackberry phone reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:25:41 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-523336 [...] politically motivated Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin When we heard that the French were against BlackBerrys for government use due to security concerns, we were a little confused: weren’t [...] [...] politically motivated Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin When we heard that the French were against BlackBerrys for government use due to security concerns, we were a little confused: weren’t [...]

]]> By: Push e-mail competitor bashes RIM over French ban | blackberry phone reviews http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-523141 Push e-mail competitor bashes RIM over French ban | blackberry phone reviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:34:03 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-523141 [...] emoze off as small potatoes compared to BlackBerry’s push e-mail, but the fact remains that governing bodies could use an alternative push e-mail client with more security. According to some emoze is solid. Although no particular threat to RIM’s success, emoze does [...] [...] emoze off as small potatoes compared to BlackBerry’s push e-mail, but the fact remains that governing bodies could use an alternative push e-mail client with more security. According to some emoze is solid. Although no particular threat to RIM’s success, emoze does [...]

]]> By: NSA develops military-grade smartphone | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-196831 NSA develops military-grade smartphone | BlackBerry Cool Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:34:13 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-196831 [...] you were ever wondering why the BlackBerry wasn’t secure enough for France, you might want to take a look at the Sectéra Edge, the smartphone that’s being developed [...] [...] you were ever wondering why the BlackBerry wasn’t secure enough for France, you might want to take a look at the Sectéra Edge, the smartphone that’s being developed [...]

]]> By: The French aren't crazy to not use BlackBerrys, just politically motivated | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-177173 The French aren't crazy to not use BlackBerrys, just politically motivated | BlackBerry Cool Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:10:19 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-177173 [...] we heard that the French were against BlackBerrys for government use due to security concerns, we were a little confused: weren’t [...] [...] we heard that the French were against BlackBerrys for government use due to security concerns, we were a little confused: weren’t [...]

]]> By: Freedom Fries http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-155228 Freedom Fries Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:57:34 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-155228 The reason why mobile wireless traffic is not trusted above Confidential is primarily due to the insecurity in the carrier networks and not necessarily the AES 256 encryption. Think about it- the cops have taps all over the place in carrier networks, but they can't read BlackBerry traffic unless they have the keys. RIM should move quickly to encrypt everything [BES and BIS] with elliptical curve, provided they can figure out a way to do it without holding the keys for BIS users. The reason why mobile wireless traffic is not trusted above Confidential is primarily due to the insecurity in the carrier networks and not necessarily the AES 256 encryption. Think about it- the cops have taps all over the place in carrier networks, but they can’t read BlackBerry traffic unless they have the keys.

RIM should move quickly to encrypt everything [BES and BIS] with elliptical curve, provided they can figure out a way to do it without holding the keys for BIS users.

]]> By: Freedom Fries http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/maybe-the-french-are-right/comment-page-1/#comment-486469 Freedom Fries Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:57:00 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/06/22/004914/#comment-486469 The reason why mobile wireless traffic is not trusted above Confidential is primarily due to the insecurity in the carrier networks and not necessarily the AES 256 encryption. Think about it- the cops have taps all over the place in carrier networks, but they can't read BlackBerry traffic unless they have the keys. RIM should move quickly to encrypt everything [BES and BIS] with elliptical curve, provided they can figure out a way to do it without holding the keys for BIS users. The reason why mobile wireless traffic is not trusted above Confidential is primarily due to the insecurity in the carrier networks and not necessarily the AES 256 encryption. Think about it- the cops have taps all over the place in carrier networks, but they can’t read BlackBerry traffic unless they have the keys.

RIM should move quickly to encrypt everything [BES and BIS] with elliptical curve, provided they can figure out a way to do it without holding the keys for BIS users.

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