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BlackBerry Persona Delivers Industry's First User Behavior AI Technology for Cybersecurity
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[{"type":"text","content":"BlackBerry-Persona\n \n \n \n BlackBerry Persona Delivers Industry's First User Behavior AI Technology for Cybersecurity\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, ON, Oct. 6, 2020\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BlackBerry AI and Machine Learning Drives Powerful Insights to Achieve Continuous Authentication\n \n \n \n \n \n WATERLOO, ON\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 6, 2020\n \n /CNW/ --\n \n BlackBerry Limited\n \n (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced BlackBerry Persona® Desktop, a user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) solution that uses advanced AI and machine learning to deliver continuous authentication to validate user identity in real-time and protect against security breaches. Built on the BlackBerry Spark® Platform, BlackBerry Persona Desktop is the first cybersecurity solution to leverage biometric and behavior-based machine learning models to create a real-time trust score for laptop and desktop users.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n With BlackBerry Persona Desktop, all actions are executed within the endpoint itself so there is no need to share data back to the cloud, meaning Persona is able to respond faster than other traditional solutions, and is the only solution available that offers protection within minutes of a compromise. BlackBerry Persona addresses these previously \"unsolvable\" security challenges:\n \n \n \n \n Stolen Credentials\n \n – Persona protects an organization when an employee's credentials have been compromised. Persona is able to analyze a user's interaction with their device and determine security risk. If the user exceeds the risk threshold, alerts are sent to the cloud and automated mitigation actions, such as prompting for second factor authentication, are taken.\n \n \n \n Insider Threats\n \n – Persona protects an organization from rogue employees by continuously analyzing their behavior and determining if their actions seem malicious. If an employee's usage patterns deviate from their usual behavior, Persona will identify and flag the risk....