BlackBerry integrates award-winning
CylanceGUARD and BlackBerry AtHoc technologies for "combat-ready"
cyber event continuity planning and response
WATERLOO, ON, April 5,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB)
(TSX: BB) today announced a new integration that combines the
award-winning Managed Detection and Response (MDR) protection of
CylanceGUARD® with secure Critical Event Management (CEM) powered
by BlackBerry® AtHoc®. In the event of a cyberattack, organizations
that select a CylanceGUARD subscription with AtHoc features will
benefit from secure, multi-channel internal and stakeholder
communications for incident response actions, with the ability to
alert, communicate and collaborate from within the CylanceGUARD
platform, even when the usual communications infrastructure is not
available.
John Giamatteo, President,
BlackBerry Cybersecurity, says: "Organizations need to
consider how they would communicate when their network is
compromised. If email and chat services are down or can't be
trusted, how would they mobilize the right people to act, and
provide guidance across the company as the situation unfolds? Too
often, secure and reliable communication is a critical missing
element of cyber incident response that creates costly uncertainty
and delays.
"We're the only cybersecurity company with our own multi-channel
emergency communication capability that makes companies
"combat-ready". Our industry-first integrated solution provides
assured situational awareness and dramatically improves
organizations' ability to respond when – not if – a cyber incident
strikes."
BlackBerry AtHoc is an interoperable CEM system that is trusted
by organizations and used by over 75% of U.S. federal government
employees for crisis communications and incident response. Users
can quickly activate incident response plans for impacting
situations, capture real-time information, and rapidly deploy
secure communication to specified groups. For organizations with
limited IT resources that typically select CylanceGUARD protection,
the opportunity to upgrade to a CylanceGUARD subscription with
AtHoc features will bring benefits previously available to large,
well-resourced entities available to defenders of any size and
scale.
Applying this agility in response to cybersecurity events means
organizations protected by CylanceGUARD will be able to send
secure, out-of-band communications from within the CylanceGUARD
dashboard to a globally distributed workforce and stakeholder
groups using BlackBerry AtHoc. The integration will allow
administrators to manage receipt and response of deployed
communications and bring IT and cybersecurity leaders together in
protected communication channels. Escalation alerts will contain a
brief description and a link to the escalation in the CylanceGUARD
portal to speed analyst investigation and support.
Dr. Alison Brooks, Research Vice
President, Worldwide Public Safety at IDC, added, "The cyber
landscape is vast and advancing at an unprecedented rate.
Communicating in times of crisis is key to their technology, and
ensuring a strong foundation, and security standards are vital in
ensuring those involved can communicate internally and externally
in a secure and unified way."
CylanceGUARD with BlackBerry AtHoc CEM integration will be
available to new and existing CylanceGUARD customers starting
May 2023.
For more information on how BlackBerry's comprehensive,
prevention-first, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions can help your
business prepare for, prevent, detect and respond to cyber threats,
please visit BlackBerry.com.
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 over 215M vehicles. 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 management, endpoint security,
encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is
clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
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