BlackBerry's unified endpoint management software has been certified under a National Security Agency program that seeks to guarantee the cybersecurity of a commercial product for U.S. government use. The BlackBerry UEM offering, designed to help organizations manage devices and applications, is now part of NSA's Commercial Solutions for Classified Program, the company said Wednesday.

BlackBerry has integrated the AtHoc critical event management technology with Microsoft's communication and collaboration platform to support the virtual workforce. "This new capability to manage the incident response process through Teams will streamline communications and give greater visibility over the recovery progress of an unfolding event,” said David Wiseman, vice president of secure communications at BlackBerry.

BlackBerry has been selected to provide the U.S. Air Force a suite of tools designed to manage and protect devices connected to the service branch's computer network.

BlackBerry has pledged to donate software to support the American Red Cross' communications in disaster preparedness and relief and emergency assistance missions.

BlackBerry has added the Federal Trade Commission and two other federal departments to its customer base for Athoc, an emergency mass notification system certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.

BlackBerry and Dedrone has partnered to incorporate alerting software into platforms built to help customers detect and counter drone threats. The AtHoc notification technology will allow users of Dedrone's counter-drone technology to receive alerts when  unauthorized and hostile unmanned aircraft systems are operating over a site's airspace, BlackBerry said Wednesday.

Mitre has evaluated Blackberry-made endpoint security products for use in efforts to address a group potentially linked to Russia.

BlackBerry has updated two technology platforms designed to help government customers secure mobile communications and transmit data in the event of a critical situation.

BlackBerry has recognized Carahsoft Technology as the former’s top Americas distributor of the year, marking the latter's second consecutive time to receive the title.

Amazon Web Services will market two BlackBerry-built secure communications tools for public sector customers through the AWS cloud.

BlackBerry has introduced an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help customers detect and counter cyber threats to mobile devices.

BlackBerry has launched its cybersecurity products at the Microsoft Azure marketplace, offering cloud-based access to endpoint management and protected communication services.

Jeff Davis and Scott Scheferman, vice presidents at BlackBerry, wrote in a GCN article published published Friday that as communities develop smart cities, ransomware incidents across the globe are increasing the demand for cybersecurity.

BlackBerry has demonstrated readiness to meet Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements with a cloud-based platform designed to help government clients manage information technology endpoints. The company said Tuesday it achieved FedRAMP Ready designation for the Government Mobility Suite derived from the BlackBerry UEM mobile device management platform.

BlackBerry has established a new wholly owned subsidiary to help the company further build up partnerships with government agencies and advance Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-related initiatives. Robert "Bob" Day, a retired Coast Guard rear admiral, will serve as president of Washington, D.C.-based BlackBerry Government Solutions, the company said Tuesday.