[CrackBerry News]

The United States Air Force is replacing 5000 legacy BlackBerry smartphones with Apple's iPhone, and eventually all of their BlackBerry users will have to make the changeover. The announcement, reported by Defense News, comes as the future of BlackBerry within the Department of Defense is debated, with the chips seeming to fall on the side of transitioning away from a network supporting a mish-mash of BlackBerry 6 and 7 devices to a mix of modern devices � though apparently without BlackBerry 10 in that mix. The situation has changed dramatically since this time last year, when the Department of Defense was adamant they weren't dropping BlackBerry.
Brigadier General Kevin Wooten, the communications director for Air Force Space Command (which manages the Air Force's IT infrastructure), said that "in order to keep costs down and save on network resources, BlackBerrys will be turned in and shut off once the user is transitioned to an iOS device." Additionally, anybody who hopes to activate a new BlackBerry on the Air Force network will require approval from the Air Force Space Command. The general that's attached to his BlackBerry is going to have to write an awfully compelling memo justifying why he should get a new one.

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[dburd411]

Just heard on the radio that Apple has suffered a significant security breach of all their devices, including Mac computers. Air Force better think twice about that change.

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[zephyr613]

Just heard on the radio that Apple has suffered a significant security breach of all their devices, including Mac computers. Air Force better think twice about that change.

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Little more info - Apple Releases Fixes to Prevent iPhone Encryption Hack - NBC News

[zephyr613]

and then there is this.....

https://discussions.apple.com/message/24956576#24956576

[androidphanatic]

Just ran across the article. Good job air force. Someone preferring the luxury of an iporduct vs security...

Apple mobile devices at risk of hacking, firm says

http://gu.com/p/3nxzv

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[robhenry24]

Just heard on the radio that Apple has suffered a significant security breach of all their devices, including Mac computers. Air Force better think twice about that change.

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Yes Air Force, as Ann Landes would say, “You had better wake up and small the coffee!!!

[donmateo]

Wait for the article where they get hacked and switch back. lol

[BBCruzer]

Ok,....the iPhone is not secure enough for the President of the United States to use so he is using a much more secure device: a BlackBerry. The USAF has chosen to ditch the more secure BlackBerry for the iPhone....what gives? The USAF is in charge of a lot of weaponry including a nuclear arsenal and they choose to go with the iPhone. The man in charge of the "big red button " which can launch said nuclear arsenal has a BlackBerry because it is deemed to be more secure. Something is not right here. Weapons aside, shouldn't the military be as worried if not more so about security in cellular devices than the man in the Oval Office? Strange.

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