BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution

[besinfosec]

Specific infosec/tethering question.  My company is considering allowing enterprise BlackBerries to be used as tethered modems (cost and security being the main roadblocks).  When a BlackBerry is used as a tethered modem, is it basically just using its cell link to allow data transfer?  I.e. does the datapath not traverse the BES?   Any general infosec vulnerabilities associated with tethering?

Thanks... 

[knottyrope]

Cost is the major issue with most carriers, they want you to buy a air card.

[AndyDufresne · Accepted solution]

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besinfosec wrote:

Specific infosec/tethering question.  My company is considering allowing enterprise BlackBerries to be used as tethered modems (cost and security being the main roadblocks).  When a BlackBerry is used as a tethered modem, is it basically just using its cell link to allow data transfer?  I.e. does the datapath not traverse the BES?   Any general infosec vulnerabilities associated with tethering?

Thanks... 

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First, they're BlackBerry handhelds; not BlackBerries.

Second, yes, the datapath is purely over the carriers network.  It does not go through the BES.

[AndyDufresne]

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knottyrope wrote:

Cost is the major issue with most carriers, they want you to buy a air card.

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What was the point of this post?  You didn't bother to answer any aspect of the posed question.