http://gcn.com/articles/2009/08/24/mobile-wireless-security-government-agencies.aspx By Rutrell Yasin GCN.com Aug 24, 2009 In what might have been a symbolic event in the development of mobile communications, President Barack Obama, for whom security is paramount, kept his BlackBerry after taking office — but not before it was locked down with strong encryption and security provisions to protect e-mail and communications with his inner circle. And the president isn’t the only government official using mobile devices such as smart phones to access and share information from any location. The U.S. Postal Service has equipped nearly 9,500 senior and operational managers with BlackBerrys, giving them access to real-time information and alerts they need to make decisions about services USPS provides to the public. The Census Bureau has deployed the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system on 140,000 handheld personal digital assistants that census workers use during the decennial head count. [...] ________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.orgReceived on Mon Aug 24 2009 - 22:35:53 PDT
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