Questions tagged [blackberry]
Personal digital assistants and smartphones produced by Research in Motion (RIM) starting in 1999.
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Security/Privacy reasons NOT to buy an IPhone
Background: Obviously, buying an iPhone has its advantages - lots of apps, a closed source operating system, etc. Also, unlike an Android user, it seems like an iPhone user can be reasonably assured ...
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What's the point of buying a Blackberry that runs the Android OS?
Recently, Blackberry began selling smartphones that run the Android OS. If the Android OS has so many security issues out-of-the box, then why bother paying extra for it?
Blackberry claims that the ...
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How to Verify the Integrity of the BlackBerry Momentics IDE Download for Linux
I am currently setting up development environments for BB10 apps on Linux workstations. BlackBerry provides their Momentics IDE for free from (https://developer.blackberry.com/native/downloads/). The ...
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How to perform penetration testing of Blackberry mobile applications?
I wish to start with blackberry mobile application penetration testing.
I researched on net but no "in-depth" knowledge is available.
Here is a good article but not much is covered.
http://...
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Windows and BlackBerry device for learning penetration testing [closed]
I want to buy a Windows Phone 8 and a Blackberry (BB) device for practicing penetration testing of mobile applications (of course, Windows and BB apps).
I am asking for appropriate devices. I don't ...
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Are kiosk-style, full screen apps possible on iOS, Android, or Windows phone?
A popular car insurance company in the US has an app that displays "digital car insurance" papers. In the commercials, these apps are opened, and the user gives the unlocked phone to police officers. ...
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Verification of applications on Blackberry Store
I need to know if the applications (contained in the blackberry store) are verified by blackberry before exposing them for downloads in the store.
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How to properly delete all data from cell phones?
Lately I've been thinking to get rid of some old smartphones; among them an Android device and a Blackberry. Not selling or recycling them is the ideal solution, however, I still would like to know ...
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Is there cryptographic material in a phone's SIM card that can be used with RSA encryption?
Given that a smart card stores a private key that can't be extracted, it appears that a SIM card is similar to a smart card in these respects.
I need to store (or use an existing) private key on a ...
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block changing IP addresses on port 25 SMTP
A script is currently being run against my exchange server attempting to access resources on port 25 SMTP. This is generating event 4776 within Windows event logs. How can I stop this? Would I need to ...
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BlackBerry handheld penetration testing
Are there any relevant resources, tools or documents about penetration testing of BlackBerry handhelds?
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How should I block BIS connections from accessing my Exchange Server
BIS is a technology from Blackberry that allows end users to connect to an Exchange server without a BES server.
The problem is that BES asserts a security policy on the devices, and BIS does not ...
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What makes the Blackberry device and network more secure?
One of Blackberry's strongest assets is the "network" that it uses. Can someone explain, or link to technical information that covers what this secure network is, and what it does better than the ...
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Why would configuring a Blackberry to turn radio off when charging help with security?
A friend's work Blackberry is configured so that phone and Internet access are disabled while the device is charging. I assumed this was a fault, but apparently it's a deliberate security policy.
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Deleting a Java Object securely
I know that in order to delete a Java object I should use character array instead of String, since I can safely erase (rewrite the character array with other data) its content. This seems not to be ...
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How does a BlackBerry handheld connect to BES?
How does a Blackberry device connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) for the first time? What are the security mechanisms used to protect against a rogue BlackBerry handheld trying to connect to ...
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What did Blackberry do wrong?
The NIST defines a vulnerability in RIM Blackberry encryption discovered last October.
Apparently, Blackberry's flavour of PBKDF2 was weak. They say:
The offline backup mechanism in Research In ...
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Secure implementations of G2/G3/G4 cellular technology
It appears that GSM is like any other technology, and is only as secure as its implementation.
What implementations are known to be secure or insecure due to a fault on the implementor's side, or due ...
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What is the correct way to assess and compare Certicom's products to the alternatives?
I'm investigating Certicom's API because they are "free" with the Blackberry implementations, and have come to realize that I have several alternatives for implementing crypto such as BouncyCastle, ...
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How do you erase a Blackberry without having direct access to the server?
I have a Blackberry with no access to the BIS or BES server that managed it.
How does one erase and reset the device to defaults?
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Possible to use "Blackberry Protect" in conjunction with a BES IT Policy?
Is it possible to use Blackberry Protect in conjunction with a BES IT policy? If so, what settings are incompatible?
So far I discovered that Memory encryption appears to be incompatible, but I'd ...
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What security settings are likely used in Obama's Blackberry?
It's widely publicised that Obama has a blackberry, but it isn't clear to me what security settings are employed by the NSA or what private businesses can learn from his configuration?
What is known, ...
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