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FORWARD OPERATIONS IN ACTION

Classified Communications Cannot Depend on Commercial Networks

Commercial networks were built for convenience. Classified operations require independence from them. BlackBerry delivers sovereign, hardware-independent communications for denied, degraded, and disconnected environments where other platforms stop.

Validated against

  • NSA CSfC

  • NATO Restricted

  • NIAP Common Criteria

  • DoDIN APL

  • FedRAMP High

The Problem

The Platforms Built for the Office Were Not Built for the Field

Field operations expose every assumption embedded in a communications platform. Cloud dependency, carrier reliance, and infrastructure-backed encryption all share the same failure mode. When the network is degraded, contested, or unavailable, the platform fails. Adversaries plan for it.

Visibility Drops When the Network Does

Status, location, and field conditions go dark the moment connectivity drops. Commanders decide on stale information while teams operate without direction.

Cloud Dependency Hands Adversaries an Attack Surface

Platforms that route communications through external infrastructure give adversaries a single reliable target. Disrupt the provider, disrupt every agency on it.

Identity Collapses at the Endpoint

Without identity verification that operates offline, the authentication chain breaks in denied environments. Impersonation risk peaks where verification is hardest.

Metadata Maps the Operation Even When Content Is Encrypted

Adversaries don't need to read the message. Communication timing, participant patterns, and behavioral signals reveal organizational structure, tempo, and decision cycles.

BlackBerry Solution

Sovereign Architecture for Forward Operations

Capabilities that maintain encrypted communications, verified identities, and device governance in denied, degraded, and disconnected environments.

AtHoc Networked Crisis Communications

Personnel accountability and multi-channel alerting operate across degraded and intermittent connectivity. Automated workflows reach the right personnel regardless of infrastructure.

SecuSUITE for Government

Field personnel keep encrypted voice and messaging when commercial networks fail. NSA CSfC validated with no carrier dependency, operating across on-premises, dark-site, and air-gapped deployments.

Unified Endpoint Management

Device governance, policy enforcement, and cryptographic attestation extend to every field-deployed endpoint without persistent connectivity. Emergency configurations execute when needed most.

Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Adversarial manipulation of devices and infrastructure is identified and isolated before it reaches a field decision. Behavioral monitoring runs continuously across field communications.

Cross-Agency Federation

Field teams and command elements communicate through one governed environment without shared infrastructure. Access is governed by role and authorization, not by network proximity.

Offline-Capable Secure Messaging

Communications queue, encrypt, and transmit the moment connectivity resumes. Cryptographic identity verification holds in fully disconnected environments with no external dependency.

Real-World Deployments

Proven Under the Conditions That Matter

Selected operational deployments where BlackBerry communications integrity determined outcomes.

U.S. Federal Agencies
Scalable Government Deployment
AtHoc used by over 75 percent of U.S. federal government agencies

BlackBerry AtHoc is is proven in high-complexity live deployments across agencies covering three quarters of the U.S. federal workforce.The platform has been stress-tested across geographies, event types, agency structures, and security classifications that no commercial alternative has been subjected to at equivalent scale.
3M+
DoD personnel on active alert network
 
NATO Alliance Secure Command Communications
 
SecuSUITE protecting voice communications across NATO member commands

BlackBerry SecuSUITE is approved for classified voice and messaging communications across NATO command structures. Deployed to protect alliance-level coordination during joint exercises and active operations. Certified under NATO cryptographic requirements and operational in environments where commercial networks are considered compromised.
30+
NATO member nations with certified deployments
 
UK Home Office National Emergency Comms
 
Encrypted mobile communications for national policing and emergency services

BlackBerry SecuSUITE is deployed within the UK Home Office to deliver FIPS 140-2 validated encrypted communications to national law enforcement and emergency coordination teams. Used during major incident response across Category 1 and Category 2 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act framework. Meets UK NCSC standards for sensitive government communications.
 
FIPS
140-2 validated across all Home Office deployments
 
Canadian Federal Government
Cross-Agency Coordination
 
BlackBerry UEM managing 175,000+ government devices under CCCS security standards

The Government of Canada selected BlackBerry UEM to manage and secure mobile devices across federal departments — including Public Safety Canada and Emergency Preparedness. The platform ensures consistent security policy enforcement, remote attestation, and rapid incident response across all managed endpoints. Certified by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.
175K+
Federal devices under active management
 
U.S. Federal Agencies
CISA Validated Security
 
BlackBerry listed on CISA's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation approved products list

BlackBerry solutions are validated and listed on CISA's CDM approved products list, enabling federal civilian agencies to deploy BlackBerry UEM and endpoint security as part of the federal zero-trust architecture mandate. Supports FedRAMP-authorized cloud deployments and on-premise installations for air-gapped environments requiring the highest security classification.
CDM
CISA approved · FedRAMP authorized
 
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Why BlackBerry

BlackBerry Secure Communications is the mission-critical standard

Validated sovereign deployment, hardware-independent encryption, and offline operational capability across NSA CSfC, NATO Restricted, Common Criteria, and FedRAMP High. The combination no other platform carries.

First and only MDM approved on the DoDIN APL

Not a marketing certification. The U.S. Department of Defense conducted its own examination, validation, and approval. No other MDM holds this listing.

Sovereign deployment at every classification level

On-premises, hybrid, private cloud, and fully air-gapped configurations give field organizations complete authority over infrastructure, key ownership, and data residency.

Continuous assurance regardless of network condition

Identity verification, policy enforcement, and encrypted communications operate in fully disconnected field environments. Connectivity is convenient. Assurance is constant.

Field Communications Architecture Is a Pre-Deployment Decision. Request a briefing today.

Organizations that maintain assurance in forward environments resolve sovereignty, identity, and connectivity questions before deployment. Talk to a BlackBerry government solutions specialist about validated sovereign architecture for your mission profile.