IBM, Samsung and Blackberry collaborate to create most secure Android tablet

SecuTABLET is a brand new tablet that comes with German VS-NfD security certification. This tablet is result of collaboration between Blackberry, IBM and Samsung to create world’s most secure tablet meant for national and international public sector markets and enterprises where data security is of utmost importance.SecuTABLET will not be available in retail stores and is only sold to enterprises and public sector markets. Based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, the tablet comes with SecuSUITE portfolio (actually designed for BB 10 OS) and is integrated into SecuSUITE infrastructures. From IBM side, a secure app wrapping technology was provided and has also helped implementing high security solutions by Secusmart in infrastructures of various clients in public sector offices.

“Security is ingrained in every part of BlackBerry’s portfolio, which includes voice and data encryption solutions,” said Dr. Hans-Christoph Quelle, CEO of Secusmart GmbH, a BlackBerry company. “National and international government customers have entrusted their voice and data communications with the Secusmart Security Card for years. This same technology is what secures the new SecuTABLET. Working alongside IBM and Samsung, we have added the last link in the chain of the Federal Security Network. Subject to certification of the SecuTABLET, German government agencies will have a new way to access BlackBerry’s most secure and complete communications network in the world.”

“The SecuTABLET closes a supply gap and opens up for government and administrations an opportunity to derive greater benefit from digitization and the mobile Internet, with system integration as a fundamental success factor,” said Stefan Hefter, Senior Management Consultant with IBM. “We have contributed our longstanding expertise as a system integrator for mobile solutions. The technology used to make mobile apps secure by means of so-called wrapping has already proven its worth in the United States.”