Device Spotlight

Talla-Tech Rugged Personal Digital Assistant 5700 series (RPDA-57)

Key Features

Application

Secure the Dismounted Data Communications Terminal (D-DACT) used to provide situation awareness, command and control, navigation, basic mission planning, and electronic messaging capabilities to the user.

Challenges

• Meet the Government’s Information Assurance requirements in order to use a ruggedized PDA in a Department of Defense deployment
• Offer a mechanism for the assigment and/or enforcement of privileges using the D-DACT provided on the Talla-Tech Rugged Personal Digital Assistant 5700 series (RPDA-57); that employs a single operating system
• Secure the D-DACT while it is employed in an unsecured environment, that is under threat of compromise

Solution

• Provide security to the device that includes the following features:
  
  
  • Password protection
  • Configuration Tools
  • Protection of data-at-rest via NIST FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption
  • Application restriction
  • Provide a self-destruct mechanism through purging of protected data
  • Communication restriction of device IrDA, Wi-fi, and Bluetooth
  • Distribute software via secured digital memory card

Benefits

• The use of secured mobile devices increases preparedness and communications on the battlefield
• Device loss protection capabilities such as password protection, FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption and self-destruct mechanism protects vulnerabilities and negative effects from enemy hands
• Application restriction prevents implementation of virus’, spyware, and improper applications
• Communication restriction protects improper channels of communications
• Software distribution via secured digital memory card prevents information leakage via over-the-air or other mediums