BlackBerry and Trend Micro team up against Privacy Issues

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

BlackBerry and Trend Micro team up against Privacy Issues 
BlackBerry(NASDAQ : RIMM) has announced that it is working with Trend Micro Incorporated to expand the protection it already provides to BlackBerry customers against malware and privacy issues related to third-party applications.
As part of a multi-level and phased approach for addressing privacy implications and security concerns, BlackBerry will incorporate the Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service with its current internal, proprietary system for analyzing applications. With the cloud-based Trend Micro Mobile Application Reputation Service, both current and new applications submitted to the BlackBerry World storefront will be scanned for potential malicious behaviour.
“BlackBerry is working with Trend Micro to implement a more robust approach for addressing privacy and security concerns related to third-party applications. By incorporating Trend Micro’s advanced mobile scanning and detection capabilities with our own internal, proprietary application analyzing system, we can provide another layer of protection and assurance for BlackBerry customers,” said Adrian Stone, Director, BlackBerry Security Response and Threat Analysis, BlackBerry.....See More