Blackberry’s PRIV is an enticing device sporting a backlit QWERTY keypad which slides out from behind the 5.4” quad HD display. We have seen many major prongs of BlackBerry’s Android security strategy outlined in several blogs out of which OS hardening is just a piece. The security incident response strategy of BlackBerry can be taken as an example of how the buyers must consider not just the device but also the company behind the device.

1. Is BlackBerry’s Android the Best Phone
for Security and Privacy?

2. BlackBerry's DTEK app is a portal for all things
security and privacy related.

3. Worldwide Smartphone operating system
market share forecast for 2015.

4. The new research patterns of multi-device
behavior at work in 2015.

5. PRIV is for Private: How BlackBerry
Secures the Android Platform
• Improvements made on Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) – A
security technique that makes it difficult for malware to exploit the software.
• Enhancements made on SELinux mandatory access control policy.
• Path trust utility to ensure that untrusted code can’t be introduced into the
system via malware.
• Production network security for the hardware root of trust which implies that
the company signs all of the hardware with digital keys while manufacturing
to certify the device integrity.

7. Reference:
• http://chicago.fortuneinnovations.com/news/blackberry%E2%80%99s-
android-best-phone-security-and-privacy
• http://blogs.blackberry.com/2015/11/why-blackberrys-android-is-best-for-
security-and-privacy/