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BlackBerry: Critical infrastructure most attacked late 2023

BlackBerry: Critical infrastructure most attacked late 2023

Organizations that are part of critical infrastructure face the most cyber attacks in September-December 2023. That's according to BlackBerry researchers. Attacks mainly targeted the government, financial services, healthcare and communications sectors. In total, these sectors suffered 62% of th... Read more

date1 month ago
CEO John Chen, who saved BlackBerry from collapse, is retiring

CEO John Chen, who saved BlackBerry from collapse, is retiring

In 2013, the board of ailing smartphone maker BlackBerry appointed John Chen to save the company from collapse. Over the course of ten years, it has morphed its portfolio beyond recognition. Under the leadership of "turnaround CEO" Chen, it exited the phone market to focus entirely on cybersecurity... Read more

date6 months ago
BlackBerry splits into separate security and IoT company

BlackBerry splits into separate security and IoT company

BlackBerry is going to split itself into two separate companies: one for its security business and one for its IoT ventures. The latter new company may go public next year. BlackBerry, once started as Research in Motion (RIM), has decided to split its operations into two separate companies. One ... Read more

date7 months ago
ChatGPT banned in three-quarters of organizations

ChatGPT banned in three-quarters of organizations

In three-quarters of organizations, ChatGPT or other generative AI tools are not allowed to be used for work. Most indicate that this policy will be in place for a long period of time or even permanently. 75 percent of organizations are not keen on using generative AI in the workplace. In these... Read more

date9 months ago
Government and public sector in demand by hackers

Government and public sector in demand by hackers

Last quarter, hackers mainly set their sights on government agencies and the public sector. The number of attacks increased by forty percent from a quarter earlier. Governments and the public sector are in demand by hackers. BlackBerry's Quarterly Global Threat Intelligence report sees a 40 per... Read more

date9 months ago
BlackBerry launches automotive operating system QNX on AWS

BlackBerry launches automotive operating system QNX on AWS

BlackBerry has made QNX OS available on AWS. Users can now run the operating system on EC2 instances to test automotive software. QNX OS is installed in cars to run and manage onboard instruments and subsystems. The operating system ensures that computing and processing tasks are completed with... Read more

date1 year ago
BlackBerry introduces managed service for threat intelligence

BlackBerry introduces managed service for threat intelligence

BlackBerry recently announced Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI), a managed service that provides customers with threat intelligence to prevent, detect and combat security threats. The managed threat intelligence service gives companies greater insight into targeted attacks on their enterprise envi... Read more

date1 year ago
‘Most home networks are unsecured, wave of cybercrime underway’

‘Most home networks are unsecured, wave of cybercrime underway’

European employers rarely secure the home networks of employees. At the same time, smart consumer devices are increasingly popular. "The perfect conditions for cybercriminals", BlackBerry warns in a new report. The organization spoke with thousands of remote workers across Europe. 25 percent sa... Read more

date2 years ago
‘Symbiote malware hides like a parasite in Linux OS’

‘Symbiote malware hides like a parasite in Linux OS’

Researchers at Intezer and BlackBerry discovered a new malware variant for Linux-based operating systems. Symbiote behaves like a parasite to evade detection. The Linux malware latches onto operating systems' processes. Ultimately, Symbiote allows hackers to intercept login data and set up backd... Read more

date2 years ago
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