DTEK50 delivers BlackBerry’s unmatched security, privacy
and productivity to price conscious
Consumers and businesses
BlackBerry Limited
(NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, recently announced
that DTEK50TM, the world’s most secure Android smartphone, is now available at
ShopBlackBerry.com. DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by
Android, following the PRIV.
Fully equipped with
Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s unique security, privacy
and productivity with the full Android experience in an alltouch design, at a
price point that’s accessible for consumers and ideal for enterprise fleet
deployment.
“We take our customers’
privacy seriously. That’s why we’re proud to have all the security and privacy
functionality that’s built in our newest Android smartphone. DTEK50 merges the
unique security and connectivity features BlackBerry is known for with the rich
Android ecosystem,” said Ralph Pini, Chief Operating Officer and General
Manager, Devices, BlackBerry. “DTEK50 adds to BlackBerry’s lineup of secure
smartphones, providing choices to our customers with different price points on
both BlackBerry 10 and Android platforms.” Android Security at the Forefront
In a recent survey1 of
Android smartphone users, BlackBerry found that 50 percent believe their
smartphone is only somewhat secure, and what’s more, despite data security
fears, one in six Android users don’t know about Android security patches.
“With an increase in
cybercrime on smartphones, people need to recognize that the private details of
their lives – where they live, their bank info, pictures of their kids – are at
risk on their personal device. You wouldn’t leave the doors of your house
unlocked at night. Having a smartphone that doesn’t take your privacy seriously
is the equivalent,” said David Kleidermacher, Chief Security Officer,
BlackBerry. “It’s equally important for businesses to protect their sensitive
data from cyberattacks at all points of their mobile environment – from the
device to the network and servers.”
DTEK50 was designed to
address the security and privacy needs of today’s uncompromising Android users.
Smartphones are increasingly being targeted for cyberattacks through tactics
like malicious apps, scareware notifications and insecure WiFi connections.
BlackBerry’s Android smartphones, including DTEK50 and PRIV, have unique built in
hardware security.
DTEK50 encrypts all users’
information, including business critical data and personal data such as
pictures, videos and contacts. Malware protection is also built in along with
backup,
wipe and restore
capabilities.
Additional software
provides users with visibility and control over which apps get access to
personal info or device features such as the microphone or camera. BlackBerry
also delivers security patches on the same day that Google publicly releases
information about them, while many popular Android smartphones put the users’
private information at risk of being hacked due to slow security updates.
Features that make DTEK50
the most secure Android smartphone, include:
· Rapid
Security Patching: BlackBerry has a record of being the quickest to deliver
security patches, setting the bar in incident response and patch management to
protect your device from malicious threats.
· DTEK™ by
BlackBerry App: Enables users to automatically monitor their OS and apps to
know when their privacy could be at risk and to take action to improve it. The
DTEK app also tracks applications and notifies you when someone is: taking
pictures or videos without your knowledge, turning your microphone on, sending
a text message, or accessing your contacts or location.
· Hardware
Root of Trust: BlackBerry’s manufacturing process uses a proprietary technique
that adds
security from the start,
allowing for the tracking, verification and provisioning of DTEK50.
· Secure
Boot Process: Starting with the root of trust, each stage of DTEK50’s secure
boot chain must first verify that the next component is fully intact before
proceeding, ensuring your device has not been tampered with since the last
restart.
· Android
OS hardening: BlackBerry provides additional security patches, improved random
number, address space generation and certificate pinning to make it more
difficult for attackers to target a device by scrambling application/system
memory.
· FIPS 1402
Compliant Full Disk Encryption: Protects your private information, like
pictures or bank information, from being stolen if you were to lose your phone.
Ready to Work
DTEK50 combines the
world’s most secure smartphone with BlackBerry’s enterprise management
solutions to produce a powerful device capable of powering any work day. Key
features include:
· Android™
for Work and Google Play™ for Work: Allows for fast, simple and secure
integration with an
enterprise environment as well as easy access to numerous rich business and
ITmanaged apps.
· Full
Enterprise Mobility Management Support: DTEK50 supports BlackBerry’s powerful
suite
of EMM applications and
secure productivity solutions, including: WatchDox by BlackBerry for
secure filesharing, Good
Work for businessclass email and collaboration tools, Strong
Authentication by
BlackBerry as a VPN solution, SecuSUITE for Enterprise for secure voice and
instant messaging
communication, BBM Protected for encrypted messaging and BES12 for secure
crossplatform management.
Design Meets Function
DTEK50, BlackBerry’s
thinnest device ever, represents the best of BlackBerry with Android to make users
more productive and responsive, pairing security with intelligent design. Key
features include:
· BlackBerry
Intelligent Keyboard: DTEK50 has a smart keyboard designed to learn from users
and increase typing accuracy and speed. It provides word suggestions as you
type and includes up to three languages, letting you flick them into place for
faster conversations.
· BlackBerry
Hub: This unified inbox is an irreplaceable tool for consolidating all of your
messages in one place – whether it’s email, calendar, social or phone calls.
· Customizable
BlackBerry Convenience Key: With the press of a button, the Convenience Key
provides quick access to
your most used applications and more.
· Stunning
Screen: DTEK50 has a 5.2” full HD display, capable of displaying 16 million
colors.
The screen is made of
scratchresistant glass and features a specialized oleophobic coating to protect
against smudges and fingerprints.
· Expandable
Memory: With support for micro SD cards up to 2 TB, DTEK50 provides the
flexibility to add affordable and hotswappable memory to download, install,
capture and share as your needs evolve.
· Dazzling
Camera: DTEK50 is engineered to deliver professional looking photos with an 8MP
front facing camera and a 13MP autofocus rear camera. Plus, features like Phase
Detection Auto Focus and a dualtone LED flash are designed to help the camera
focus instantly and accurately for a blurfree, realistic looking photos, even
in low light.
Availability and Pricing
DTEK50 is available to
order from ShopBlackBerry.com in the US, Canada, UK, France,
Germany, Spain, Italy and
The Netherlands. DTEK50 will be
available in a number of channels around the world, including more than 40
partners from electronics stores, carriers, VARs and distributors. This
includes Rogers, Bell, TELUS, WIND, Videotron and SaskTel among others in
Canada. In the U.S., DTEK50 will initially be available in Best Buy, B&H
and Amazon. Availability of DTEK50 in additional global channels and countries
will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information on
DTEK50, go to BlackBerry.com/DTEK50.
Follow all updates related
to DTEK50 on the Inside BlackBerry blog here and on
our YouTube BlackBerry Channel here.
1 Survey was
administered to 8,000 Android smartphone users between 35 and 54 years old in
the US by using
Google Consumer Surveys.
Responses were collected from April 8 to 13, 2016.
