BlackBerry on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Secusmart, a developer of high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping technologies. Mobile devices increasingly are being used for more critical tasks and to store more critical information, noted John Chen, BlackBerry’s executive chairman and CEO. “The acquisition of Secusmart underscores our focus on addressing growing security costs and threats ranging from individual privacy to national security,” he said.
BlackBerry Picks Secusmart to Tighten Mobile Security
Posted by: Katherine Noyes July 29, 2014 03:29 PMBlackBerry on Tuesday announced plans to acquire Secusmart, a developer of high-security voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping technologies. Mobile devices increasingly are being used for more critical tasks and to store more critical information, noted John Chen, BlackBerry’s executive chairman and CEO. “The acquisition of Secusmart underscores our focus on addressing growing security costs and threats ranging from individual privacy to national security,” he said.