With BBM Protected, sending secure messages a fingertip away

Handset maker BlackBerry has launched BBM Protected, a solution that secures corporate messaging.

The first solution from the eBBM Suite, BBM Protected offers a security model for BBM messages sent between BlackBerry smartphones. 

“BBM Protected is the only secure mobile instant messaging app that uses a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic library. It enables employees to use the same app to securely message colleagues inside the company for work as

they do to chat and share with family and friends outside the company,” a company statement said.

With BBM Protected, employees can chat securely with BBM Protected users at others companies too and there is no need to be on the same BES server and no federation between servers is required.

The eBBM Suite is a new family of BBM products and services. It includes new services designed to enable mobile workers to be more productive on the go, while meeting enterprises’ needs for security, manageability and control.

“We’ve been testing BBM Protected on behalf of our customers and have been impressed so far,” said Zekeria Oezdemir, Technical Director of NovaLink. “BBM Protected is the ideal solution for our banking and insurance customers who have increased security needs.”

BBM Protected can be used for BlackBerry smartphones running BB0S 6.0 or later or BlackBerry 10 in regulated mode.

The various versions of BBM Protected for BlackBerry 10 smartphones using BlackBerry Balance and iOS and Android devices are expected later this year.