Air Force to implement handheld device changes

The Air Force will be implementing changes in March to services available for use on all Air Force-issued BlackBerry handheld devices to bolster the security of the devices. These Department of Defense-directed changes will be overseen by the 24th Air Force, the operational warfighting organization responsible for defending Air Force network operations.

“Just as physical security measures at forward and stateside bases are constantly being improved to meet current threats, so also are cyber protection measures taken to protect DoD information,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Webber, 24th Air Force commander.
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