Vulnerability in BlackBerry’s QNX RTOS impacts cars and medical equipment

In a statement U.S. drugs regulator and a federal agency said, a cybersecurity vulnerability in a software designed by BlackBerry Ltd could put medical equipment and cars at heightened risks and expose highly sensitive systems to attackers. This warning comes in the wake of BlackBerry disclosing that its QNX Real Time Operating System (QNX RTOS) has…

BlackBerry files patent infringement lawsuit against Twitter

The lawsuit is in the same line as those it filed against Facebook and Snap last year. BlackBerry Ltd has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Twitter alleging that it illegally used technology that it developed on its mobile messaging applications. The lawsuit states, Twitter wrongly sought to compensate for being a “relative latecomer” to…

BlackBerry Ltd to face classaction suit in the U.S. on account of making misleading statements surrounding its Blackberry 10 device

Although a similar suit was dismissed earlier in March 2015, Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan has allowed the proposed class action lawsuit on the grounds of new evidence coming to light. Chief Judge Colleen McMahon of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan has rejected BlackBerry Ltd’s plea to dismiss…

BlackBerry announces the launch of BlackBerry Jarvis for self-driving cars, industrial automation and for the healthcare industry

BlackBerry Jarvis is a new cyber security software from BlackBerry which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving vehicles, industrial automation and in the healthcare industry.   Canadian software maker BlackBerry Ltd has launched Blackberry Jarvis, a new cybersecurity software which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars. By targeting its software at this…

BlackBerry’s anti-hack toolset for automakers has the potential to resurrect it

BlackBerry is testing its security tool with automakers. As per a financial analyst, BlackBerry Ltd is collaborating with at least two car manufacturers for developing a security service that can remotely scan vehicles for computer viruses and tell drivers to pull over if they are in critical danger. In a note to clients, BlackBerry is…