SINGAPORE and WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov.
18, 2019 /CNW/ -- BlackBerry Limited
(NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that International Container
Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has deployed BlackBerry Cylance
technology across all business units in Asia, Europe,
Africa and The Americas to protect
thousands of end-points across its global network. ICTSI, a
global port operations leader based in Asia, is leveraging CylancePROTECT® to take a
preventative approach against existing and future cyber threats –
while unifying its end-point protection strategy with one vendor
across its entire network.
Brian Hibbert, Chief Information
Officer at ICTSI says, "Economies never sleep – but neither do
hackers. ICTSI helps to ship goods that power economies around the
clock – relying on sophisticated technology for the secure planning
and dispatching of every container. Every movement must be on
time and secure to deliver the level of reliability we promise: 10
million times per year, twenty-four-seven. Cybersecurity is our
priority at ICTSI, and why we need equally sophisticated,
AI-driven-technology like BlackBerry Cylance to protect our
assets."
Headquartered in Manilla,
Philippines, ICTSI has 32 ports in
18 countries and is responsible for ensuring that gateway ports
provide the best service so cargo can move unimpeded. Any delay in
ICTSI's operations, physical or cyber, directly impacts local
economies. ICTSI required a solution that was efficient, reliable
and easy-to-manage on a large scale, while addressing a variety of
complex systems and end-points.
The CylancePROTECT solution is deployed by ICTSI across a
diverse range of end-points, from desktops to servers, using AI and
Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to detect, prevent and contain
existing and new malware – even when systems are offline. The
company chose CylancePROTECT because it was easy to deploy,
consumed minimal resources on systems and consistently detected
malware and threats that other anti-virus (AV) solutions missed.
ICTSI is now extending its threat prevention capability by
rolling out CylanceOPTICS®, pushing all detection and response
decisions down to the endpoint, eliminating response latency.
Brian Hibbert adds, "With such a
diverse portfolio, we found that we had a diverse approach to
end-point security. Some sites were using signature-based AV
tools, some were using free solutions. Others were using
out-of-date technology. This was a huge risk to our
organization in today's threat climate – so we applied a single
unified approach to endpoint security across our portfolio,
delivering significant time, complexity and cost savings for our
business."
ICTSI operates in some of the world's most remote locations,
including the Democratic of Congo
and Papua New Guinea. As CylancePROTECT does not require
regular software updates, it is ideal for the most challenging
environments where reliable connections are not always available.
ICTSI IT leaders based in different parts of the world have also
found that uncommon software, even installed by privileged users –
is automatically scanned and analyzed by the solution; and when
necessary – quarantined until deemed safe.
Evan Davidson, Vice President of
Sales, BlackBerry Cylance APAC, says, "Today, malware mutates
daily, even hourly, making signature-based prevention tools
obsolete. In mission-critical industries such as shipping and
ports, with legacy systems and connected networks and devices,
organizations must think beyond traditional antivirus. Together
with our channel partner, NEXUS Technologies, we are proud to help
ICTSI move successfully from a traditional AV model to an
AI-driven, preventative approach to threat mitigation with
CylancePROTECT – ensuring the company is prepared for the next
generation of threats."
Nine of the world's 10 busiest ports are based in Asia, an import and export hub that is a
crucial part of the world's supply chain for many industries such
as manufacturing, processing and technology. Recently, it was
reported[1] that a cyber-attack on Asian
ports could cost as much as $110
billion, or half the total global loss from natural
catastrophes in 2018. The figure was calculated by simulating
the impact of a computer virus carried by ships and which scrambles
cargo database records at the ports.
Lionel Ting, Vice President for
Business Development, Nexus Technologies, says, "Vital industries
like ports and maritime play a significant role in global economies
– but this unfortunately also makes them a target for
cybercriminals. As a leading enterprise reseller in
the Philippines, we recognize the
need for customers like ICTSI to embrace new technologies like AI
and ML to mitigate risk and increase cyber-resiliency in a
threat-rich environment. We are proud to partner with BlackBerry
Cylance to deliver trusted, next-generation security for ICTSI
along with rapid-response support, helping to protect systems so
that they can focus on delivering efficient and secure
services."
CylancePROTECT protects endpoints and organizations from
compromise by combining the power of AI to block malware infections
with additional security controls that safeguard against
script-based, file-less memory, and external device-based attacks.
Unlike traditional endpoint security products that rely on
signatures and behavior analysis to detect threats in the
environment, CylancePROTECT uses ML, not signatures, to identify
and block known and unknown malware from running on endpoints. The
software delivers prevention against common and unknown (zero-day)
threats without an internet connection. It continuously protects an
endpoint without disrupting the end-user and provides minimal
impact on system resources.
For more information about BlackBerry Cylance, please visit
here. For more information about CylancePROTECT, visit
here and for CylanceOPTICS, visit here.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is a trusted security software
and services company that provides enterprises and governments with
the technology they need to secure the Internet of Things. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company is
unwavering in its commitment to safety, cybersecurity and data
privacy, and leads in key areas such as artificial intelligence,
endpoint security and management, encryption and embedded systems.
For more information, visit BlackBerry.com and follow
@BlackBerry.
About International Container Terminal Services, Inc.
Headquartered and established in 1988 in Manila, Philippines, International Container
Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) is in the business of port
operations, management and development. ICTSI's portfolio of
terminals and projects spans developed and emerging market
economies in the Asia Pacific, the
Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. ICTSI has received global acclaim for
its public-private partnerships with governments divesting of their
port assets to the private sector. (www.ictsi.com)
Media Contacts:
ICTSI (Narlene
Soriano – Director for Public Relations)
+63282454101 ext. 2363
NSoriano@ICTSI.com
BlackBerry
+1 (519) 597-7273
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com
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[1] The report was produced by the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, on
behalf of the Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project, in partnership
with Lloyd's.
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