How to secure a BlackBerry

Built-in security measures make BlackBerrys more secure than most other mobiles. With the latest edition of the BlackBerry operating system, data encryption and a Firewall are included as standard.

These options are selected from within the ‘Security Options’ menu, which sits within the main ‘Options’ menu. In order to activate data encryption of contacts and media files, a password needs to be set - which is done within the separate ‘Password’ submenu.

Additional layers of security can be added using apps from the BlackBerry App World. SBSH SafeWallet Pro is designed to act as a password-protected safe store of sensitive information, such as passwords and bank account details. To take things up to the next level, mSecureVU (£13.95) lets users watch the video from a webcam on their BlackBerry in real time.