Blackberry Encryption Has Been Broken – Stay Paranoid
Infoworld is reporting a Russian passcode-breaker firm has figured out a way to break RIM’s industrial grade security for Blackberry server backups. According to the article, CEO Vladimir Katalov: All data transmitted between a BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry smartphones is encrypted with a highly secure AES or Triple DES algorithm. Unique private encryption keys [...]
Telcom Carriers Want An Even Bigger Slice
With the success of Apple’s iPhone owed much to their App Store that touts over 100,000 apps available to their customers, many hardware and software providers have taken notice. Research In Motion has the RIM Application Center, Google – the Android Market, Qualcomm, Nokia, Handango and Microsoft to name a few have Mobile Application Stores [...]
One Vendor, Multiple Prices, Wrong Answers and Outright Lies. What Gives?
If you’ve ever had to send out a Request For Proposal (RFP) or simply tried to find the pricing for a telecom product or service you know that it’s not always a simple matter. If you call up the local office, search for pricing on the company’s website, or compare prices from your neighbor down [...]
1 in 3 Data Breaches From Mobile Devices
According to a recent article in Mobile Enterprise, more than one third of the 45 data breach cases studied by the Ponemon Institute in 2009 had a mobile device or laptop that was either lost or stolen. According to the study, “Data breaches concerning lost, missing or stolen mobile devices are more expensive than other [...]
Individual Liable versus Corporate Liable Phones, You Need To Consider These Six Facts.
Not too long ago I was asked about the pro and cons between corporate liable and individual liable wireless phones and what is the best way for a company to go. Mostly, I get this question because it is a way for a company to control costs and reduce the need to deal with their [...]
How Do You Know If Your Company Needs a Telecom Audit
One of the questions we run into when the topic of a telecom audit is raise is when is the proper time to actually have your telecommunications services reviewed? The answer depends on a number of different factors and what your goals are, but typically there are a few indicators that it might be time [...]
Telecom Auditing Wisdom Is NOT One Person
One of the best things I can claim a little credit for, is recognizing my strengths and weaknesses. I realize when something is in or out of our skill set, and I’ll be the first to tell you that too. However, in telecom auditing, recognition of my strengths and weaknesses is definitely not a luxury [...]
AT&T Security Flaw – Time To Open Your Eyes
We have the tendency to run around giving little thought regarding our private information on a daily basis. Our ATM PIN number is locked in our heads, your child’s birth certificate is in the bank’s security vault, where we keep the secret stash of Ho-Ho’s and Ding Dongs. In all seriousness, according to an AP [...]
Benny Carreon is the President and CEO of GrayBear Resources Group. GBR is a next-generation telecommunications consulting firm. We aren't a telephone company's vendor disguising itself as a consultant. We don't sell carrier products that would conflict with out mission - our goal is to work for our clients by reducing costs, streamlining services, eliminating waste and fraud while providing the least disruption to your business.
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