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

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(July 19, 2016) - BLACKBERRY SECURITY SUMMIT - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, today announced that its multi-OS EMM platform BES®12 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). With this, government customers are provided with confidence that the BlackBerry security platform meets the highest requirements of regulated industries.

STIGs (Security Technical Implementation Guides) are very important in helping prevent cyberattacks for the federal government, Department of Defense agencies and commercial organizations. 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. BlackBerry has more than 80 government certifications and approvals, more than any other mobile vendor.

"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."

BES12, the foundation of BlackBerry's enterprise software portfolio, securely manages devices, apps, content and data across every major mobile platform, including iOS, Android™, BlackBerry® 10, Windows® and Mac OS® X. BlackBerry 10 OS with the latest 10.3.2 software provides advanced features for security and productivity of smartphone users.

The DISA STIGs comprise a library of documents that explain very specifically how computing devices should be configured to maximize security. There are over 400 STIGs available today, each describing how a specific application, operating system, network device or smartphone should be configured.

For more information on the DISA STIG program, visit http://iase.disa.mil/stigs

For more information about BlackBerry cross-platform solutions for the public sector, visit www.BlackBerry.com/government. To follow the news at the annual BlackBerry Security Summit today, use #BBSecurity and read more at www.InsideBlackBerry.com.

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