Blackberry, the once-popular Canadian phone-maker, has launched the SecuTABLET, a spy-proof device in partnership with Samsung and IBM. The tablet computer, which is aimed at government and corporate customers, allows users to access consumer applications like YouTube and WhatsApp without revealing confidential work-related information to spies and crooks.

BlackBerry, which has a diminishing presence in the tech world, acquired Germany-based Secusmart last year as part of its strategy to attract more customers who require rigorous data security. Secusmart makes its devices safe as well as useful by installing a small chipcard, which encrypts voice and data and cannot be corrupted by malware targeting the operating system. Secusmart has been supplying BlackBerry smart phones with this technology since 2013 and will be using it in the new SecuTABLET as well.

The SecuTABLET, unveiled by Blackberry this weekend at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany, integrates the technology with one of its main competitors in the mobile-device market. The SecuTABLET is based on Samsung's Tab S 10.5 and uses IBM's software to wrap confidential applications into a virtual container where they cannot be harmed by malware. As a result, users can run personal apps, i.e., Facebook, WhatsApp on the device without the fear of their business files being exposed to malicious attacks.

BlackBerry expects to ship approximately 10,000 units per year at $2,360 a piece to governments and businesses and believes that the device will close the "supply gap" for users who require a larger screen without the threat of security breaches. The SecuTABLET, which is yet to receive clearance on a classified level for security grading and approval by the German Federal Office for Information Security, is likely to go on sale next year.