BlackBerry has revealed some information regarding how the upcoming  Priv by BlackBerry is bringing enhanced security to Android.
“Now for the first time ever, BlackBerry and Google have combined the most secure mobile platform with the most flexible application ecosystem to create a device that will revolutionize the way you look at smartphones…”
Here are some of the features that BlackBerry have implemented to ensure the Android-powered Priv is the securest Android smartphone to date:
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- BlackBerry’s Hardware Root of Trust, a unique manufacturing process that injects cryptographic keys into the device hardware, providing a secure foundation for the entire platform.
- Verified Boot and Secure Bootchain, which uses the embedded keys to verify every layer of the device from hardware to OS to applications in order to make sure they haven’t been tampered with.
- A hardened Linux kernel with numerous patches and configuration changes to improve security.
- FIPS 140-2 compliant full disk encryption on by default to protect your privacy.
- The BlackBerry Infrastructure, a secure distributed global network that transmits petabytes of encrypted data to and from the world’s most powerful leaders and professionals.
- BES12, the leading Enterprise Mobility Management platform used by the world’s most powerful governments and corporations.
In addition, the Priv integrates with Android for Work, allowing a separation of work and personal data and applications.
DTEK
Many have been curious about DTEK and BlackBerry have now clarified what the app does.
DTEK allows you to manage and protect your privacy by helping you see which personal data is accessed by apps, how secure it is based on password strength, encryption settings and more.
PRIV comes not only with full access to Google Play but IT administrators can also use Google Play for Work to manage and deploy enterprise applications. This allows them to whitelist apps to create a custom catalogue, self-host the APK files and ensure that users cannot download apps to their work space from anywhere else.
