As part of the announcements coming out of the BlackBerry Security Summit, BlackBerry has now announced that its multi-OS EMM platform BES12 and the latest BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 for smartphones have achieved STIG approval from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for use at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

As part of the announcements coming out of the Blackberry Security Summit, BlackBerry has now announced that its multi-OS EMM platform BES12 and the latest BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 for smartphones have achieved STIG approval from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for use at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Security is one of the top priorities for our government customers. The latest approval from the DoD around our secure end-to-end mobility offering, including BES12 version 12.3 and smartphone OS 10.3.2, shows that our secure platform is designed to meet their priorities, said David Kleidermacher, Chief Security Officer at BlackBerry. "BlackBerry believes that security should be an enabler of productivity and collaboration in both the public and private sector. This achievement also provides confidence to our global enterprise customers when deploying the secure BlackBerry multi-OS EMM portfolio throughout their organizations."

As BlackBerry highlights, this approval shows that BlackBerry's security capabilities and trusted mobile solutions continue to comply with the latest security standards and certifications in the industry. In total, BlackBerry has more than 80 government certifications and approvals, which the company says is more than any other mobile vendor.

Secure Mobility Solutions from BlackBerry Receive New U.S. Department of Defense Approval

Multi-OS EMM platform BES12 and BlackBerry OS 10.3.2 help governments and organizations preventing cyberattacks

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