BlackBerry 10 for the time being not safe enough for the United Kingdom

End of 2012 the British communications-electronics security group (CESG) had granted approval for the classification "Restricted" to the BlackBerry OS 7.1. The successor BlackBerry 10, she denied now, however, as the Guardian reported: the operating system and the new balance software, which should separate private applications and data safe from professional, were flunked in the examination.

Update 20.3 21:00: the report of the guardian is no longer online. The CESG has declared to have studied the BlackBerry-10 platform not yet with regard to their suitability for Government use in the UK.

The manufacturer rejects the depiction of the guardian as "wrong and misleading". He had a long relationship with the CESG and still make the only mobile product approved for the "restricted" bet. Rather the 'current restructuring of the certification processes"have impacted negatively on the passage of time. BlackBerry work closely with the CESG to achieve approval for BlackBerry 10.

In its opinion, refers to the company that the platform is certified according to the US standard FIPS 140-2. In addition, the German Federal Office for security in information technology in the selection of the device for the second generation of the Merkel-phones had been involved. You should used in Germany for the lowest level of confidentiality VS-NfD (classified - for official use only), which is equivalent to the British "restricted".