A lot of BlackBerry (BB) bulls have been passing around the narrative that BlackBerry bought the Swiss army knife of cybersecurity by purchasing Cylance. This acquisition was made to accelerate the launch of BlackBerry’s IoT platform. Are they right? I know you're curious to know what BlackBerry actually bought and what it's capable of. Let's break it down.
What is Cylance?
Cylance is an endpoint security solution. What is an endpoint? A laptop, phone, workstation, server, and any internet-enabled device that interacts with end-users. Think office laptop, your smartphone, your child's iPad.