The White House is very high on security and all the officials there have to be careful in maintaining high security standards. In fact, the White House staff rely heavily on Blackberry devices as they are highly secure.
While Blackberry’s presence in the smartphone market is almost negligible, it is the only device that is used in the president’s palace.
However, with numerous technological enhancements over the years, regular smartphones running on varied operating systems have significantly improved and current US President Barrack Obama has also shifted from the BlackBerry 8830 he got after taking office in 2009.
In a recent appearance on Jimmy Falon’s talk show, Obama said that he now uses a highly-secure smartphone.
While he did not reveal the smartphone’s name, a report by Ars Technica pointed out that there is only one mobile device supported by Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), which is the outfit that provides communication service to the White House.
Surprisingly, the device is a highly-secured Galaxy S4, supported under DISA’s DOD Mobility Classified Capability-Secret (DMCC-S) program.
However, this Samsung S4 is nothing like the regular Android version that is available at large. The DMCC-S certified handset manipulates a lot of stock features—uses biometric authentication, no camera support, no self-snapping in secure facilities. Moreover, the Android apps on the DMCC-S Galaxy S4 is restricted to a selection from DISA’s Mobile Application Store.
The DMCC-S S$ can be used for standard domestic and international calling as well as VoIP calls. E-mail access on DMCC-S devices is offered through secure Outlook Web Access, according to revealed information.
However, as Obama put it, the device given to him is much more knotted when it comes to security. He told during the talk show that he can’t even make calls using the device.
