Dicker Data signs BlackBerry for ANZ distribution partnership

BlackBerry and Dicker Data have struck a new distribution agreement, expanding the reach of Canadian cybersecurity vendor's solutions and services across Australia and New Zealand.

This partnership combines Dicker Data's extensive network of channel partners with BlackBerry's comprehensive suite of trusted security solutions.

The agreement enables Dicker Data to offer BlackBerry's advanced cybersecurity products.

These include Cylance AI solutions for predicting and preventing cyberattacks, the NATO-certified SecuSUITE for secure communications, Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) for protecting mobile workforces, and AtHoc for critical event management.

This distribution deal follows BlackBerry's recent launch of CylanceMDR Pro, an AI-powered managed detection and response service built on an Open XDR platform.

It provides a comprehensive XDR solution with over 300 platform integrations with existing security tools, meaning there's no need to rip out and replace current infrastracture.

To ensure support for these solutions, Dicker Data's engineers will undergo comprehensive training and certification by BlackBerry, ensuring expert and specialised assistance for clients in Australia and New Zealand.

Partners will also have access to to skilled cyber experts and incident management solutions for IT outages.

Vlad Mitnovetski, chief operating officer of Dicker Data, said he expects the partnership with BlackBerry to create significant value for the distributor's partners looking to grow their cybersecurity businesses, with increased service revenues, and added value through additional services.

"BlackBerry is thrilled to announce our new channel distribution partnership with Dicker Data, a trusted Australian and New Zealand solutions and services distributor with more than four decades of experience", Maria Pinna-Kardasis, senior director for APAC channels at BlackBerry Cybersecurity said.

BlackBerry's latest Global Threat Report ranked Australia among the top five most attacked nations globally.

Around 60 per cent of all attacks BlackBerry reported on were targeting critical infrastructure sectors such as government, healthcare, finance, and communications.