BlackBerry Handheld Device Version Comparison

There are 1 differences between versions v2 r9 (Oct. 23, 2015) (the "left" version) and v2 r11 (Oct. 27, 2017) (the "right" version).

Check WIR1096 was added to the benchmark in the "right" version.

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Title

Only supported versions of BlackBerry OS 7.x must be used.

Check Content

Determine if any version of BlackBerry OS 7.x is installed at the site. BlackBerry stopped supporting all versions of BlackBerry OS on 30 September 2017. If any version of BlackBerry OS 7.x is installed on site BlackBerry devices, this is a finding.

Discussion

If an unsupported version of BlackBerry OS 7.x is being used, the device is not being updated with security patches and may contain vulnerabilities that may expose sensitive DoD data to unauthorized people. BlackBerry OS 7.x supports old and obsolete technologies and is no longer being supported by BlackBerry.

Fix

Remove all BlackBerry devices using BlackBerry OS 7.x.