Sensitive Data, Eavesdropping, Hacking: How Are The Heads of State's Phones Secure?

The President of the United States isn't taking care of that even if the phones's security of the leaders is an essential stake. This article will show you the risks and the means put in place to avoid them.

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Donald Trump is not very stickler for the protection of his smartphone. Until 2017, he used a Samsung Galaxy S3, which is no longer updated since 2015. In late May, Politico reported that the billionaire refused to comply with the inspection protocol of its iPhone. He would own two phone: one for Twitter and one for his phone calls. This decision raises an important issue: The protection of telecommunications leaders and governments. What are the solutions envisaged to avoid the risks of listening and piracy?

Because of their status, heads of state are obliged to exchange confidential information. Simple conversations can have diplomatic, economic or/and political consequences. If data leaks or if hackers gain control of a leader's phone, the impact can be dramatic.

Today, we mostly use phones that are created either by Americans or by Chinese. Even if the operators are Dutch, we can’t know exactly what the providers do with the phones they produce. We can’t afford any imprecision in this area especially given the exchanges that can happens at the state level.

Use ultra-secure but not functional devices

End-to-end encryption of communications is a necessity for heads of state. Constructers have developed very secure devices but with an ergonomics somewhat outdated. For example, in the United States, Boeing developed the Boeing Black, a smartphone that can self-destruct if there is a problem.

Securing consumer smartphones

Securing consumer devices seems to be the preferred solution for presidents and leaders. Barack Obama, for example, managed to get a Blackberry with the adding of a SecurVoice software. Unfortunately for him, once the Blackberry exceeded, it took years for him to get back a smartphone.

"I was given the phone and I was told," Mr. President, for security reasons, you can’t take pictures, you can’t text, the phone doesn’t work, you can’t not put music on it ... "" said Barack Obama on the set of the Tonight Show, "Roughly, it looks like a phone for three-year-old child ...".

If consumer smartphones have their success with leaders, their use is prohibited for the most sensitive files. For subjects that are really considered Secret Defense, there is absolutely nothing that goes through the mobile phones. For that, they continue to use landline phones, extremely advanced security solutions and internal networks.

• And it's a really good thing when you see that an OnePlus 6 can be hacked easly...

• For me, all of their communications should be anonymous. As yours activity on internet! Want to know how? This article has been made for you.