BlackBerry Hack Due This Week | IT Business Edge

BlackBerry Hack Due This Week IT Business Edge:

"TAKEAWAY: This week, a researcher will release a hacking program called BBProxy which, according to a researcher with Secure Computing Corp., could endanger corporate BlackBerry systems. BBProxy is installed on a BlackBerry device or sent as an attachment to the target.

It opens a channel that eludes gateway security between the hacker and the victim's internal network. The hacker could gain the ability to plant malware or steal information, according to the story.

The Secure Computing rep makes a number of security suggestions, including isolating servers connected to the Internet and minimizing connections to the BlackBerry server."