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In order to protect both the privacy of individuals within the university community and the reputation of the university, all employees working with confidential information must take measures to protect information in their care.

Encryption helps to reduce the risk of unintentional information exposure resulting from loss or theft of mobile devices.

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Members of the university community that work with confidential data on their BlackBerry devices should enable device encryption, also known as Content Protection, to safeguard information in the event the device is lost or stolen. The specific steps for enabling encryption varies slightly depending on the model. In essence, do the following:

  1. Enable password protection on the device. (a minimum password length of six characters is recommended)

  2. Enable device encryption (may be labelled as Content Protection).

Security features on the BlackBerry device are accessed in the Options -> Security menu or Options -> Security Options menu.

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