BANGALORE,INDIA: BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) will now offer its customers BlackBerry Protect, a free service meant to help non-corporate BlackBerry users secure and manage their smartphones, according to a Network World report.
 
According to the report, BlackBerry Protect is both an on-device application and a Web-based desktop interface that work together to let you back up and restore your BlackBerry at any given time. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) today took the wraps off its latest offering for consumers, BlackBerry Protect, a free service meant to help non-corporate BlackBerry users secure and manage their smartphones.

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BlackBerry Protect is both an on-device application and a Web-based desktop interface that work together to let you back up and restore your BlackBerry at any given time, from anywhere assuming your device is powered-on and within a cellular coverage area. Blackberry Protect was formerly referred to by tipsters as "BlackBerry Shield".

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RIM built its reputation in the mobile industry largely on its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) and the associated security safeguards, and the company is wisely attempting to bring some of those security features to BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) users, who are mostly consumers. BlackBerry Protect "gives consumers the most important pieces of BES for their lives," according to Michael K. Brown, RIM director of security product management.

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