WATERLOO, Ontario, March 4, 2020 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced new enhancements
and feature updates to SecuSUITE® for Government and
BlackBerry® AtHoc® that enable government agencies to securely
communicate and safeguard sensitive data, whether it's engaging in
highly confidential mobile conversations or delivering real-time
critical information during times of crisis.
SecuSUITE for Government 4.0 was recently awarded updated NIAP
Certification and listed as a Commercial Solutions for
Classified (CSfC) compliant product to meet the highest
security requirements. The BlackBerry AtHoc crisis
communication system has expanded to include a new solution called
AtHoc® Situation Response, which organizations can use to plan and
securely orchestrate the entire incident response lifecycle.
"We have a long history of supporting the public sector with
secure and innovative solutions. BlackBerry is trusted by seven of
the G7 and 16 of the G20 governments, and more than 70
percent of US Federal government personnel are protected
by BlackBerry AtHoc," said David
Wiseman, Vice President, Secure Communications at
BlackBerry. "In today's environment where threats – cyber,
physical, or biologic – can compromise public safety, citizen
privacy and national security, government agencies need solutions
they trust implicitly."
New Security Enhancements to SecuSUITE for Government
4.0
SecuSUITE for Government protects governments against
threats to local and national security by enabling secure voice and
messaging communication on standard iOS® and AndroidTM
devices. Mobile calls are strongly encrypted, and user identities
are continuously authenticated to combat the interception of
sensitive communications.
SecuSUITE for Government 4.0 includes extensive new features and
capabilities, such as the addition of new secure group messaging,
enhanced voice quality for crystal clear sound, and enhanced
interoperability with PBX systems for more secured connectivity to
enterprise telephony. It also utilizes the CNSA (Commercial
National Security Algorithm Suite) for protecting up to and
including Top Secret classified data transmission while supporting
compliance with Federal and Presidential Records Acts. In addition
to on-premise deployments, it is available as a FedRAMP High,
Impact Level 4, Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Azure
Government cloud through our partner CACI, Inc.
Expansion of BlackBerry AtHoc with Situation
Response
BlackBerry® AtHoc is a networked crisis
communication system trusted by over 2,000 organizations globally
to unify their crisis communications. It delivers comprehensive
protection for personnel and provides leaders with the information
they need to make critical safety decisions.
The latest addition to BlackBerry AtHoc is AtHoc® Situation
Response, a centralized crisis management tool to coordinate the
entire incident response lifecycle. Before a crisis, an
organization can use BlackBerry AtHoc Situation Response to create
plans, assign reviewers to plans and send a plan through the review
process. During a crisis, emergency managers can create an incident
report based on the previously reviewed plan. They can also adjust
a plan during an incident to respond to events as they occur. AtHoc
Situation Response also allows crisis managers to use real-time,
encrypted chats with the agencies they need to accelerate emergency
response.
Availability
SecuSUITE for Government 4.0 and AtHoc
Situation Response are available today. For more information about
SecuSUITE for Government, please visit
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/products/secusuite. Additional
information about AtHoc Situation Response can be found here:
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/products/blackberry-athoc/features#situation-response.
To learn more about BlackBerry's work to secure government
agencies around the world, please visit:
https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/industries/government.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB)
provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises
and governments around the world. The company secures more
than 500M endpoints including
150M cars on the road
today. Based in Waterloo,
Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to
deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety
and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of
endpoint security management, encryption, and embedded
systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected
future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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@BlackBerry.
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