The latest Tolly Report showcases
BlackBerry's ability to deliver the best defense and lowest system
impact
WATERLOO, ON, May 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today
announced the results of a commissioned study by The Tolly
Group – a highly reputable independent test lab and provider
of third-party validation services for the tech industry – showing
that the company's CylanceENDPOINT™ solution blocked the most
attacks while using fewer system resources, thus minimizing the
disruption and financial impact of attacks by known and new threat
actors.
Occurring in a fully updated Windows® 10 environment, the
testing was conducted both online, where the endpoints were
cloud-connected, and offline, where the Internet connections of all
the endpoints were disabled, forcing the endpoints to rely only on
local information when examining the malware. Tolly tested
CylanceENDPOINT, Microsoft (Defender for Business), SentinelOne
(Singularity), BitDefender (GravityZone Business, Ultra), and
another leader, "Vendor C," which was not publicly disclosed.
The testing looked at the following:
- Detection rates for malware based on an in-market set of 1,000
publicly sourced malware samples
- CPU utilization during the scanning of the samples
CylanceENDPOINT detected up to 25 percent more threats, with up
to eight times less system impact, than the cohort, highlighting
the difference in the real-world protection outcomes produced by
various defensive AI models.
"It's clear that AI-equipped adversaries are iterating faster to
launch more attacks at an increasing rate. In fact, we've seen more
than a doubling in the rate of novel attacks in the past few
quarters. Many organizations are struggling to keep up with tech
stacks that are biased toward manual detection. So it's more
important than ever to have objective testing for how well
different models stack up when it comes to proactive defense." said
Sriram Krishnan, Head of Product
Management for BlackBerry's Cybersecurity business unit. Krishnan
further emphasized, "In addition to stopping up to 25 percent more
attacks, CylanceENDPOINT used significantly fewer CPU resources.
An overworked CPU has a powerful ripple effect throughout an
organization, impacting apps and, ultimately, users. Sluggish
performance can lead to freezing and crashing, particularly for
mobile users. Getting things done on the go can grind to a
halt."
In addition to the Tolly results, CylanceENDPOINT has
continuously demonstrated some of the lowest false positives in the
industry and supports the widest range of modern and legacy
operating systems, whether they are network-connected or not.
"A big takeaway from the results is that all of the tested
vendors rely on a network connection back to a central service in
order to defend against attacks. CylanceENDPOINT detected nearly
100% of malware, whether online or offline." Krishnan
highlighted.
To read the Tolly Report, please visit here.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security
software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The
company's software powers over 235M
vehicles. Based in Waterloo,
Ontario, the company leverages AI and machine learning to
deliver innovative solutions in the areas of cybersecurity, safety
and data privacy solutions, and is a leader in the areas of
endpoint security, endpoint management, encryption, and embedded
systems. BlackBerry's vision is clear - to secure a connected
future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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