RSA SecurlD Authentication turns a BlackBerry into a SecurlD token. Instead of paying extra for a hardware fob that generates a regularly changing number, which you then type in to authenticate your identity with a secure system, the SecurlD software runs on the handset - although you still have to type in your username and token passcode, Arcot and Movilock also offer software that uses the BlackBerry as a multifactor authentication token.
BlackBerry email is secure and you can archive and log it through Exchange. But if you need to archive other types of message, GWAVA's Retail, Akonix's L7 Enterprise, Global Relay's Message Converter and Commondesk's Compliance Engine capture text, BlackBerry Messenger and PIN-to-PIN messages, webmail that goes through BIS and phone-call details.
Titus Labs' Message Classification tool labels messages, sent from a BlackBerry, that contain confidential or private information, while METAmessage ACT, from Onset Technology, can block messages, as well as archive any that get sent.
Email in transit is encrypted by BES and email on a BlackBerry can be encrypted by the device. But if you want messages to be encrypted when they arrive on another email system, you need end-to-end encryption.
The PGP Support Package For BlackBerry automatically encrypts, digitally signs, decrypts and verifies PGP-secured emails. RIM's own S/MIME Support Package is an add-on to BES to support Entrust's Secure Messaging Solution; again, this lets you use the same Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) encryption on the BlackBerry as for desktop email clients.
they may need to view the messages through a web browser rather than in their email client.
You can use your BlackBerry handset as an encrypted USB drive with GuickVault's JumpVault software. As well as protecting files you manually copy, you can set up a schedule to copy specific folders and file types. There is also an option to remotely disable the software, but you pay extra for this service.
Alternatively, use the device's built-in encryption and BAK2u's PhoneBAK, or the GadgetTrak Mobile Security service, to send a remote SMS or email to your BlackBerry that will wipe your information and turn on an alarm. Both tools will also get the handset's location by GPS or cell-tower triangulation and text you if someone puts another SIM in it.
Administrators who want to control which files get copied on to devices, including BlackBerry handsets, need tools such as GFI's Endpoint Security - although any end point security tool that controls USB devices should let you restrict file copying to a BlackBerry.
If you use Windows Rights Management (WRM) to control who can read, print or forward emails and Office documents, or for setting expiration dates, you will need a WRM gateway to let BlackBerry users access protected documents. GigaMedia's GigaTrust For BlackBerry lets them view protected information, while the Liquid Machines Gateway lets them send and receive protected messages and attachments.
If you use your BlackBerry for personal email and your mail service doesn't have particularly good spam filtering, check out Antair BlackBerry Spam Filter. This runs on your handset, so it works with any email account, and you can install a free trial directly on to your device from www.antair.com/ota.
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