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Re: NSA approves devices for Obama's use including the General Dynamics' Sectera Edge
From: Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:02:10 +0200 (EET)
One risk worth of mentioning too: McCain campaign sells info-loaded Blackberry to FOX 5 reporter http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2008-December/019147.html Juha-Matti "Tomas L. Byrnes" [tomb () byrneit net] kirjoitti:
Given that US Generals are allowed to use Blackberries, and it is even mandated that they shall have CAC sleds provided for them, I'm stunned that this is even an issue. http://www.tradoc.army.mil/tpubs/misc/cacpki/cappsmemo.pdf http://na.blackberry.com/eng/ataglance/security/certifications.jsp http://www.blackberry.com/developers/docs/4.0.2api/net/rim/device/api/cr ypto/package-summary.html-----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul M. Moriarty Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:38 AM To: Juha-Matti Laurio Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] NSA approves devices for Obama's use includingtheGeneral Dynamics' Sectera Edge "Physically, it's a chunkier second cousin to the Palm (NSDQ: PALM) Treo 750..." Oooh boy, a brick! Sign me up! I'm betting Obama issues an executive order allowing him to keep his blackberry. - Paul - On Jan 20, 2009, at 3:01 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote:"By James Falconer on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 We're all aware how President-Elect Obama does not want to give up his BlackBerry after he takes office. US Officials are still working on Obama, trying to 'pry' the BlackBerry from his hands due to growing security concerns. Luckily for Obama however, a few devices have surfaced that have been approved for web browsing, viewing of classified documents and email. One of such devices is the General Dynamics' Sectera Edge:" --clip-- More at http://www.intomobile.com/2009/01/13/nsa-approves-devices-for-obamas-use-including-the-general-dynamics-sectera-edge.htmlJuha-Matti
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