Milken Conference: Cyber Resilience, the New Line of Defense for Business

The United States Department of Homeland Security defines resilience as “the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions, and withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions.” Building cyber resilience, in order to protect privacy and data assets, is the topic of one of today’s sessions at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2016, of which BlackBerry is proud to be a sponsor.

Cyber security is garnering more and more attention in corporate, public sector, and individual circles, as devices and services continue to connect us more than ever before. According to the TRUSTe Consumer Confidence Privacy Index, consumer concern is rising: 92% of individuals worry about their privacy online, and 42% are more worried about their online privacy than one year ago. When it comes to corporate data, you need only look to the headlines. All industries are being affected, from higher education to high tech to healthcare, where 8 of the 10 largest breaches took place in 2015.

By all counts, this is a topic worth discussing and a concern that will only grow over the rest of the year. In keeping with the Milken mantra of “where others see problems, we seek solutions”, here are 5 steps that BlackBerry is taking to get in front of this threat and tackle it so you don’t have to:

1. We’re fostering collaboration with experts in the field, by co-creating a new conference on Security and Privacy for the Internet of Medical Things and hosting panels with partners like Microsoft to discuss data security in the cloud, for example.

2. We’re reacting quickly, by being the first OEM to deliver security-related patches in line with Google’s public disclosure of vulnerabilities, significantly closing the window of exposure for our customers.

3. We’re creating new standards for connected devices, starting with the DTSec medical device cybersecurity standard with contributions from physicians, nurses, medical manufacturers, university researchers, and more.

4. We’re helping lead the way on security research & development, with the BlackBerry Center for High Assurance Computing Excellence, or CHACE, which seeks to drive worldwide innovation and improvement in computer security.

5. We’re not only protecting business data, but also championing consumer rights to privacy. By turning decades of secure mobility experience towards the Android platform, BlackBerry has put privacy in control of consumers with the PRIV secure smartphone with DTEK by BlackBerry.

The battle for data protection and privacy that can be trusted isn’t over. But with some of the most innovative minds and forward-thinking organizations coming together to tackle these issues together, the future is bright for cybersecurity.

What do you see as the top cybersecurity issues facing businesses, governments, and individuals today? What does the future hold for data protection? Join the conversation here on the BlackBerry Blogs and on Twitter with @BlackBerry4Biz and #MIGlobal.

by Luke Reimer via Inside BlackBerry

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Capturing Fairy-Tale Magic with Illustrator @liaselina To see...

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Capturing Fairy-Tale Magic with Illustrator @liaselina

To see more of Lia’s photography, check out @liaselina on Instagram.

(This interview was conducted in Russian.)

“Every doll is a unique story for me,” Lia Selina (@liaselina), an illustrator from Ramenskoye, Russia, says. She started working in computer animation, but after giving birth to her daughter, Alice, and reconnecting with her love of fairy tales, Lia went back to basics with a notebook and color pencils and began drawing unique dolls. “My inspiration comes from the nature — flowers, trees, birds, wind and water. Every season of the year brings new ideas and, of course, I love fairy tales.”

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Is The Sony Xperia C6 coming With 16MP Front Camera?

Sony may have some new handsets on the horizon targeting the lower to mid-range spec. Two new model numbers have been revealed by GFXBench benchmark, outing the Sony F3216 and F3311. Both devices are armed with MediaTek chipsets and one of them has a 16MP front-facing camera. We have already heard that a new Xperia phone, probably the Xperia C6 or the next-gen Xperia C5, might come with a 6-inch screen and a front-facing flash, for those late night selfie takers. Now we have a new benchmark leak to add to the facts.

One of the smartphones listed on the benchmarking website is the Sony F3216. Going by the specifications and features is likely to be the Xperia C6. According to the listing, it features a 4.6-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) display, a MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 octa-core chipset, and 2GBs of RAM.

The cameras will no doubt be the talking points with a 21-megapixel camera at the back along with LED flash. Up front, there is a 16-megapixel selfie camera. On the software front, it runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0.

The other smartphone spotted on the benchmarking website is the Sony F3311. This is a lower-end device with features like 4.6-inch HD 720p display, MediaTek MT6735 quad-core chipset, 1.5GBs of RAM, and 16GBs internal storage. On the camera side of things it seems to feature a 13-megapixel rear-shooter, 5-megapixel selfie camera and it too runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0.

There’s no word on when Sony could launch these two smartphones, and there’s no launch event scheduled either. Stay tunned for more details

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Backstage with Music Photographer Christopher Lee

To see more of Chris’ work, check out @honoluluchris on Instagram. For more music stories, head to @music.

“I didn’t get into photography until right before I graduated high school. My grandfather was a photographer, so I grew up playing with his cameras as a little kid and getting yelled at for it. In the beginning [music photography] was a complete accident. I was going to my first ever music festival, Sasquatch! I had tickets already. I was anxious for the schedule and lineup and I found this link that says, ‘Press can apply here.’ I’d never done that for a show. So I applied and they gave me the pass. I was shocked. As each day went on, I gained more confidence and I ended up getting in the pit and then eventually backstage. And then it just kind of snowballed from there. Since I wasn’t representing any blog or any other outlet, I felt like the artists were able to relate with me on an artist-to-artist level, so they were really relaxed and just let me come backstage and get behind the scenes.” ––Christopher Lee, aka @honoluluchris, a 25-year-old music photographer who was born and raised in Hawaii. Now residing in Seattle, Christopher has taken photos of everyone from A$AP Ferg to Macklemore.

––Instagram @music

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NBA Executive is a Baller with his BlackBerry PRIV

Most sports stars are like shooting stars, unable to transition to other roles with the game once their playing days are over. Not so Milt Newton. A 6’5” starting forward on an NCAA championship-winning University of Kansas team, Newton played a few professional seasons before entering the management side. He’s helped run the USA Men’s Basketball team, scouted for the Philadelphia 76ers, started and run an NBA offshoot called the NBA Developmental League, and served as Vice-President of Player Personnel for the Washington Wizards. Most recently, Newton was the General Manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

A native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Newton has been using BlackBerry devices for more than a decade and a half. His device of choice today is the PRIV, which he calls “sleek and stylish” and allows him to be “very accurate” when he’s typing his many messages to colleagues while on the go.

(Newton is one of many professionals who have made the switch to PRIV. Check out these other PRIV users, including this German IT executive, Irish entrepreneur/tech blogger, this consulting firm CEO, this entrepreneurial lawyer, this international sales executive and this TV chef.)

Lai: What’s your history with BlackBerry?

Newton: I started using BlackBerry back in 2000. My first was the 850 pager. Everyone at the NBA League office had BlackBerries; it was THE phone of choice. Every time BlackBerry came out with a new model, I tried to get that. think I’ve had every model – the Pearl, Curve, Bold, Z10, and then the Passport, before I switched to the PRIV.

Flip Saunders (the late President and coach of the Timberwolves, who hired Newton) was a BlackBerry user, too. I was always introducing new gadgets to him. One of the IT guys here at the Timberwolves, after he saw my PRIV, he went and got one, too.

I have gone away from BlackBerry for another phone before. I won’t mention its name, but inside of two weeks, I knew it wasn’t the one for me.

Lai: So what do you like about your PRIV?

Newton: One thing that’s very important for me is the keyboard. I have really big hands and long fingers. When I press the letter ‘B’, I want a B to come up. I get really frustrated when I look down at what I’m typing and I think, ‘That wasn’t what I wanted to say.’ I have always been able to be very accurate with my BlackBerry phones, especially with the PRIV. Not only do I like the design – it’s sleek and stylish – but it’s like carrying a computer, a tablet and a DVD player all in one device.

Security is also very important to me. I don’t want to be in a position where my device is easily hacked. In my position, I receive a lot of information that I HAVE to keep to myself, like player and agent contacts, that would be detrimental to my organization of others got ahold of it. BlackBerry phones are more secure than others. That’s comforting to me if I were to lose my PRIV and someone tried to hack it. I also used to love the convenience of the Picture Password on my Passport – I just need to set it up on my PRIV, too.

Finally, I’m a very busy guy for work. So productivity is key. The BlackBerry Hub is very convenient. From there, I can see all of the calls, e-mails and texts I get. And I get a couple hundred of messages and calls all day, every day. Also, I’m used to traveling 20 out of 30 days a month during the NBA season. So battery life is very important. With the PRIV, I can start at 8 am in the morning and get all the way through to 10:30 pm or 11 pm if I’m not going full-tilt the whole way.

Lai: What are some of your favorite apps on the Android-based PRIV?

Newton: I use a lot of apps related to sports, travel, music, and reading. For work, I’m always reading the daily newspapers from NBA cities, as well as sites like USA, ESPN and more focused basketball sites.

I use Waze to get around, as well as different airline sites. Uber is a no-brainer, I use it every time I get to a new city. I meet lots of people and get their business cards. I use an app called CamCard to scan all of those cards and manage them.

I don’t play any games – I like to watch YouTube or movies in my downtime. Or read: my Amazon Kindle app is heavily used – my daughter has like 500 books in there. The book I’m reading right now is The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson. I should also add I use PRIV to take lots of pictures of my family, at practice, or something I see walking in the airport that I want to remember to bring back to the office.

Lai: So what’s your final assessment of your PRIV and how it helps you for work?

This is a very sleek and sophisticated phone. It doubles as my personal and work phone, as I can access everything I need to from my company network. Being on Android, I can get all of the apps I need. PRIV lets me access all of my info securely and in a very classy way. It’s the best smartphone in the market right now.

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If you want to know more about PRIV, check out what our fans are saying, the official PRIV product page and watch our how-to demos. If you are wondering where you can get your hands on a PRIV, check out our availability blog. Many carriers such as AT&T in the U.S. and Rogers and Bell in Canada are offering PRIV at new, lowered prices.

by Eric Lai via Inside BlackBerry

How to Control Your Home Theater PC with a Logitech Harmony Remote

So you’ve got a fancy new Logitech Harmony remote, ready to control your entire home theater–but one of your devices is a home theater PC. Don’t worry: Your Harmony can control your PC too, it just isn’t immediately obvious how.

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