Tripleton has unveiled a no-frills mobile phone that allows users to make encrypted calls which it says are impossible to crack.
The Enigma E2 is claimed to be the world’s most secure phone, but it is also one of the most expensive, costing an eye-watering £1,320, meaning that the device is only likely to appeal to government agencies, businesses which deal with sensitive data, or show-offs.
The encryption system is perhaps the only impressive aspect of the Enigma 2 as its specification list would make some feature phones blush. It has a full colour screen capable of a 240 x 320 resolution, a three megapixel camera and an MP3 player.
The phone is triband and has an advertised battery life of five hours talk time and 250 hours standby time, subject to network conditions. If the 2GB built-in storage is insufficient for its user’s needs, they can use a MicroSD slot to expand it by up to 8GB.
While perhaps too sophisticated and expensive for most businesses, many companies are becoming increasingly concerned about smartphone security, especially given the trend towards Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Only last month, Microsoft announced a partnership with Good Technology to give Windows Phone an encrypted email service.
Such developments are likely to reassure employers given that 70 percent of smartphone users say that they consider their devices to be safe from cyber-crime.
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Sending a code is the weak point - if the snooper has intercepted one call then its likly they will have access to the other 'code' call. Not easy to break but breakable for someone with enough time and effort.