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QNX can probably be compromised, since BB OS 10 was stitched on top of it, using different code. Any bugs in ONX would be layered those in OS 10, compounding the exploit opportunities. Android and iOS are fraught with similar security issues, just reviewing what is in the public domain. Security consultants are bound by two-year NDAs, so we are all looking in a distance rear-view mirror. Telling customers that they are being issued one-time tokens of which Apple is not aware is a cruel joke if the company has been compromised, as it was, voluntarily, in the past.

I have a very small shop in the financial industry that relies on several personal relationships that could be terminated by a leak. I need the best security I can get on a limited budget. I cannot afford the security consultants that larger players hire. I have found that smaller consultants are usually wedded to one supplier or technology, which can lead to trouble. I have no computer background, so I rely largely on cowboy logic.

So, if G7 governments, including Germany and the U.S., use Blackberry BES and Secusmart(VOIP) voice security, I cannot believe that they do so for any other reason but that it is currently the best. No fit of pique or anger over other issues would cause a country to risk its safety by choosing anything but the best security.

That may change tomorrow. I noted that DoD recently permitted Android and iOS handsets. That us cause for concern. Obama is still issued a BB, however.

Part of my ongoing due diligence involves posting my current understanding on security-related websites and guaging the reaction. I cannot afford to trust anyone.