BlackBerry, MCMC welcomes Canadian PM announcement on cybersecurity

BlackBerry (BB) and the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission welcomed an announcement by Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney, that Global Affairs Canada is deepening its commitment to regional cybersecurity capacity-building by expanding its investment in advancing cybersecurity capacity building through the MCMC and BlackBerry Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Cyberjaya. Under this initiative, Global Affairs Canada will provide CAD $226,000 to upskill and train cyber-defenders from across ASEAN delivered at the CCoE by BlackBerry in collaboration with MCMC. Announced during the 47th ASEAN Leaders Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the two-year investment will cover the training, for 100 government and select civil society professionals at the Malaysia CCoE in Cyberjaya. Hosted within MCMC’s Cyberjaya complex, the MCMC and BlackBerry CCoE serves as Malaysia’s national hub for cyber-capacity development and ASEAN regional training.