BlackBerry, Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission Welcome Canada's Investment Of CA$226K For Cybersecurity Capacity Building

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | October 28, 2025 08:03am

BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB)(TSX:BB) and the Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) today 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 (CCoE) 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.

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