BlackBerry Introduces New Updates to SecuSUITE for Government and BlackBerry AtHoc Crisis Communication
Waterloo, ON – March 4, 2020 – 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.
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