BlackBerry past zijn Secure-oplossing en licentiestrategie aan om elektronicabedrijven in staat te stellen snel beveiligde IoT-apparaten op de markt te brengen.

Volgens onderzoek dat de producent heeft laten uitvoeren, vertrouwt 80 procent van de consumenten de apparaten die verbonden zijn met het internet niet als het gaat om de beveiliging van persoons- en privacygegevens:

More than half of the respondents (58%) said they would be willing to pay more for Internet-connected products such as Alexa-speakers, home security products, wearables, and more if they know their data and privacy is protected. When asked how much more, 10% of respondents were willing to pay up to 20% more, where the majority preferred 10% or less.

When it comes to connected cars, the majority also stated they would pay more to know their vehicle used the highest safety and security software. According to Kelley Blue Book, the estimated average transaction price for light vehicles in the United States was $35,742 in September 2018, which means the 23% of respondents that said they would pay up to five percent more for their car to use safe and secure software would spend  an additional $1,700 at the dealership. Ten percent of respondents were willing to pay up to 20% (approximately $7,000).

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Deze nieuwe BlackBerry Secure-pakketten spelen hierop in door producenten van IoT-apparaten beveiligde software te laten ontwikkelen en zo veilige slimme apparaten op de markt te kunnen brengen, van wearables tot spraakassistenten zoals Alexa. Elektronicaproducenten kunnen hier eenvoudig gebruik van maken, zonder volledige interne expertise op het gebied van cyberbeveiliging te ontwikkelen.