BlackBerry Protect & Optics Awarded AAA Rating two years
in a row, providing holistic detection and protection coverage
against all attacks
WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 23, 2022 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry
Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced the results from
SE Labs' Enterprise Advanced Security Test on BlackBerry® Protect
and BlackBerry® Optics, the company's AI-driven endpoint protection
(EPP) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) products. The
combined EPP and EDR solutions, "…performed admirably, providing
complete detection and protection coverage against all attacks,"
earning SE Lab's maximum AAA rating for what the respected
cybersecurity testing organization called, "an exceptional result
in a challenging test".
SE Labs is an independently-owned and run testing company
that assesses security products and services, priding itself on
providing the most realistic and honest cybersecurity testing. The
company's engineers tested BlackBerry Protect and Optics against a
range of complex hacking attacks designed to compromise systems in
the same way as criminals and other attackers breach systems and
networks. Full chains of attack were used, in this case the
Dragonfly and Dragonfly 2.0, Wizard Spider and Sandworm advanced
persistent threat (APT) groups, probing targets using a variety of
tools, techniques and vectors before attempting to gain lower-level
and more powerful access to steal information, damage systems and
connect to other systems on the network.
"We are very pleased with these results as it is a validation of
our capability in preventing and detecting a wide range of
threats," said Billy Ho, Executive
Vice President, BlackBerry Spark Group Products. "Thanks to our
advanced, next-generation Cylance® AI/ML models, BlackBerry scored
100% in 'Protection Accuracy' against modern APT attacks, earning
us a maximum AAA rating for excellent performance. The adversary
never sleeps, and we remain singularly focused on minimizing the
impact across the attack surface for our customers."
"With countless vendors providing a range of solutions, it is
harder for customers to make informed decisions," said Simon Edwards, CEO of SE Labs. "BlackBerry
Protect and Optics performed exceptionally well against a wide
range of threats in our Enterprise Advanced Security Test. It's no
exaggeration to say that these results are strong in a very
challenging test."
The recognition comes on the heels of two other accolades that
SE Labs has given to BlackBerry and the company's AI-driven,
prevention-first cybersecurity software and services offering as of
late. In November 2021, SE Labs rated
BlackBerry as having the best new endpoint security offering of
2021 and in July 2021, the
organization honored BlackBerry with an additional coveted AAA
rating for its performance against APT groups such as FIN7 &
Carbanak, in its Breach Response Test.
Copies of the 2022 SE Labs report can be downloaded here. To
learn more about BlackBerry Protect and BlackBerry Optics, please
visit the BlackBerry Unified Endpoint Security page.
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
195M 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.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
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