BlackBerry Launches New AI-Powered Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solution to Protect Against Mobile Malware and Phishing Attacks

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[{"type":"text","content":"BLACKBERRY-malware\n \n \n \n BlackBerry Launches New AI-Powered Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) Solution to Protect Against Mobile Malware and Phishing Attacks\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 6, 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Incorporates Most Advanced AI and Machine Learning Innovation to Revolutionize the MTD Category\n \n \n \n \n WATERLOO, Ontario\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 6, 2020\n \n /CNW/ --\n \n BlackBerry Limited\n \n (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today unveiled BlackBerry® Protect Mobile, a new mobile threat defense (MTD) solution that extends the powerful AI-based security in BlackBerry® Protect to mobile devices. The solution provides security teams with unprecedented visibility into their mobile, desktop, and server endpoints from a single security console, which is critical during a time when remote workers are being targeted with mobile malware and phishing attacks.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Recent studies have reported that mobile phishing is one of the fastest growing threats and global mobile phishing attempts has increased by almost 40% amid the shift to remote work during the pandemic. A lack of visibility into endpoint activity could result in threats within the infrastructure remaining undetected until it's too late. In 60% of breaches, attackers compromised organizations within minutes,\n \n 1\n \n however on average it took organizations 229 days to identify a malicious attack had occured\n \n 2\n \n .\n \n \n Built on the BlackBerry Spark® Platform, BlackBerry Protect Mobile leverages BlackBerry's advanced AI engine to detect attacks before they can execute. It alerts users before opening URLs and visiting spoofing websites designed to mimic legitimate pages to gather confidential or personal information. It does so by detecting mobile malware attacks at the device and application levels to extend protection without the need for human intervention. It identifies security vulnerabilities and potential malicious activities by monitoring system parameters, device configurations, an...

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