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BlackBerry vs Lookout

BlackBerry sells secure communications software and services for governments, defense and critical infrastructure, and says it is organised into two divisions focused on security, trust, and innovation. Lookout sells mobile security products, including mobile endpoint detection and response and Social Engineering Protection, that protect employee identities and corporate data. CISO Tribune files both under Mobile security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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BlackBerry vs Lookout: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
BlackBerryBlackBerry sells secure communications software and services for governments, defense and critical infrastructure, and says it is organised into two divisions focused on security, trust, and innovation.blackberry.comLookoutLookout sells mobile security products, including mobile endpoint detection and response and Social Engineering Protection, that protect employee identities and corporate data.lookout.com
What it sells
  • BlackBerry SecuSUITE[6]Secure voice, messaging, and file sharing across mobile and desktop devices.
  • BlackBerry UEM[3][6]Secure device management for corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
  • BlackBerry AtHoc[6]Critical event management platform for crisis response.
  • Lookout Mobile AI Security[12][15]Security across apps, devices, operating systems, networks, and content on mobile.
  • Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR)[5][12]Extends endpoint detection and response to iOS and Android.
  • Social Engineering Protection[8][11][12][18][19][21]Mobile defense against phishing, smishing, and vishing.
  • MSEC[9][12]Extends enterprise Exposure Management to mobile.
  • AI Visibility & Governance[7][12]Inventory and policy enforcement for AI apps on mobile devices.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesSan Francisco, United States[2]
Founded
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
  • September 24, 2026BlackBerry listed its fiscal year 2027 second quarter results on its investor relations page, dated September 24, 2026.[14]
  • September 23, 2026Lookout launched Social Engineering Protection, a new module within its Mobile AI Security Platform.[21]
  • September 23, 2026Lookout launched Social Engineering Protection, a module that analyzes text messages and phone calls for signs an employee is being manipulated.[19]
  • September 23, 2026Lookout launched Social Engineering Protection, a new module within its Mobile AI Security Platform.[18]
  • July 22, 2026Lookout launched the Mobile Software Exposure Center, a tool for identifying and prioritizing software exposure risk inside mobile apps on employee devices.[20]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: listed, seen November 3, 2026[10]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, BlackBerry sells mainly to governments, defense contractors, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operators. The company says its solutions are deployed across agencies and operators, including G7 and G20 nations and allied defense communities. BlackBerry says its offering can be deployed on-premises or in private sovereign cloud, and its pages also name air-gapped options. BlackBerry UEM is described as covering both corporate-owned and BYOD devices.From its own pages, Lookout sells mainly to organizations that need to secure the iOS and Android devices their workforce uses. Its industry pages address financial institutions, critical infrastructure organizations, and state and local agencies. Lookout says it protects both corporate-owned and unmanaged BYOD devices, and it describes monitoring third-party contractor endpoints. Its pages speak to SOC teams that want raw mobile telemetry for threat hunting and integration with existing SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms.
Last verified
October 12, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • Mobile security is the primary category of both BlackBerry and Lookout.

Where they differ, field by field

  • BlackBerry is also filed under Endpoint management and application control and Incident response and forensics.
  • BlackBerry lists BlackBerry SecuSUITE, BlackBerry UEM and BlackBerry AtHoc. Lookout lists Lookout Mobile AI Security, Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR), Social Engineering Protection, MSEC and AI Visibility & Governance.
  • Lookout is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How they differ

CISO Tribune files both BlackBerry and Lookout under Mobile security as their primary category. BlackBerry describes its offering as three products: BlackBerry SecuSUITE for secure voice, messaging, and file sharing, BlackBerry UEM for device management, and BlackBerry AtHoc for critical event management. Lookout describes a modular mobile platform built around Lookout Mobile AI Security, with modules including Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR), Social Engineering Protection, MSEC, and AI Visibility & Governance. Both BlackBerry and Lookout say their offerings cover corporate-owned and BYOD devices.

Lookout is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, and lists an office in Reston, VA. BlackBerry says it sells mainly to governments, defense contractors, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operators, and that its solutions are deployed by all G7 governments and 18 of the G20. Lookout's industry pages address financial institutions, critical infrastructure organizations, and state and local agencies. BlackBerry says BlackBerry SecuSUITE and BlackBerry UEM are Common Criteria certified. Lookout says its products have been certified as ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, and 27018 compliant since 2017, and that it maintains a FedRAMP Moderate accreditation renewed annually.

On September 23, 2026, Lookout launched Social Engineering Protection, a module that analyzes text messages and phone calls for signs an employee is being manipulated. On July 22, 2026, Lookout launched the Mobile Software Exposure Center, a tool for identifying and prioritizing software exposure risk inside mobile apps on employee devices. BlackBerry listed its fiscal year 2027 second quarter results on its investor relations page, dated September 24, 2026.

What it sells: BlackBerry

What BlackBerry SecuSUITE does[6]
BlackBerry SecuSUITE is described as a sovereign solution for secure voice, messaging, and file sharing across mobile and desktop devices. BlackBerry says it protects against eavesdropping, identity spoofing, and metadata exploitation.
What BlackBerry UEM does[3][6]
BlackBerry UEM provides secure connectivity, application management, and data separation in a single solution. BlackBerry says it protects sensitive data across both corporate-owned and BYOD devices.
What BlackBerry AtHoc does[6]
BlackBerry AtHoc enables agencies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical events. BlackBerry describes it as a secure, reliable platform for multi-agency communications during a crisis.

What it sells: Lookout

What Lookout Mobile AI Security does[12][15]
Lookout Mobile AI Security delivers continuous, real-time security across apps, devices, operating systems, networks, and content, without requiring VPN backhaul. Lookout says it detects known and unseen threats, monitors posture, and integrates risk signals into the customer's stack.
What Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR) does[5][12]
The Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR) module extends true endpoint detection and response to iOS and Android. It gives SOC teams access to raw mobile telemetry for proactive threat hunting. It supports forensic analysis, bidirectional threat intel sharing, and integration with existing SIEM, SOAR, and XDR platforms.
What Social Engineering Protection does[8][11][12][18][19][21]
The Social Engineering Protection module covers phishing, smishing, vishing, executive impersonation, QR code attacks, and malicious messaging across channels including WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, and voice calls. Lookout analyzes SMS, MMS, and RCS messages on iOS and Android. Lookout analyzes audio and voicemail to detect AI-generated voice clones and deepfakes.
What MSEC does[9][12]
Lookout extracts a Software Bill of Materials directly from compiled app binaries. It correlates the result against CVE and CISA KEV data to show which apps, devices, and users are exposed.
What AI Visibility & Governance does[7][12]
The AI Visibility & Governance module gives a security team an inventory of every AI app touching corporate data. It covers corporate-owned and BYOD devices. It enables policy enforcement before sensitive data leaves the device.

Questions about BlackBerry and Lookout

What do BlackBerry and Lookout sell?
BlackBerry sells BlackBerry SecuSUITE, BlackBerry UEM and BlackBerry AtHoc. Lookout sells Lookout Mobile AI Security, Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR), Social Engineering Protection, MSEC and AI Visibility & Governance.
Are BlackBerry and Lookout in the same category?
Yes. Mobile security is the primary category of both on CISO Tribune.
Where are BlackBerry and Lookout headquartered?
Lookout is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Who are BlackBerry and Lookout sold to?
From its own pages, BlackBerry sells mainly to governments, defense contractors, emergency services, and critical infrastructure operators. From its own pages, Lookout sells mainly to organizations that need to secure the iOS and Android devices their workforce uses.
What have BlackBerry and Lookout announced recently?
September 24, 2026: BlackBerry listed its fiscal year 2027 second quarter results on its investor relations page, dated September 24, 2026. September 23, 2026: Lookout launched Social Engineering Protection, a new module within its Mobile AI Security Platform.

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry sells secure communications software and services for governments, defense and critical infrastructure, and says it is organised into two divisions focused on security, trust, and innovation.[2][8]

BlackBerry says it has been the backbone of secure communications for governments, defense, and critical infrastructure for over four decades.[8]

BlackBerry describes its secure communications offering as three products. BlackBerry SecuSUITE protects communications with sovereign-grade encryption. BlackBerry UEM securely manages every device. BlackBerry AtHoc enables a complete coordinated loop for crisis response.[3]

BlackBerry SecuSUITE is described as a sovereign solution for secure voice, messaging, and file sharing across mobile and desktop devices. BlackBerry UEM provides secure connectivity, application management, and data separation in a single solution, covering both corporate-owned and BYOD devices. BlackBerry AtHoc is a platform that enables agencies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from critical events.[3]

On deployment, BlackBerry says its offering can be deployed on-premises or in private sovereign cloud. BlackBerry also names on-premises, air-gapped, and sovereign cloud options as support for national authority and oversight. BlackBerry Professional Services manages technical integration, policy configuration, and accreditation from start to finish.[8][12]

On certifications, BlackBerry SecuSUITE and BlackBerry UEM are both Common Criteria certified. BlackBerry SecuSUITE has been listed on the NIAP Product Compliant List since 2017. BlackBerry UEM is Common Criteria certified by BSI, the German Federal Office for Information Security. The company also states that the Canadian Communications Security Establishment has approved the use of BlackBerry products in Canada.

BlackBerry says its AtHoc system is the first Critical Event Management system authorized to operate at the FedRAMP Class D (High) level. BlackBerry also describes critical event management as unifying signals from people, systems, and external sources into one command platform.[7]

BlackBerry says its solutions are deployed by all G7 governments and 18 of the G20 for secure communications at a national scale. BlackBerry Technical Support Services comes with all enterprise software subscriptions.[1][3][7][12][13]

BlackBerry on the record

Sources

BlackBerry full record

  1. [1]blackberry.comBlackBerry · blackberry.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]OverviewBlackBerry · blackberry.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Secure communicationsBlackBerry · blackberry.com · undated page, accessed October 12, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]BlackBerry | Secure Communications and QNXBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Sovereign, Certified Secure Communications | BlackBerryBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]BlackBerry Secure Communications CertificationsBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Why BlackBerry Secure CommunicationsBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Trust in High-Stakes Communications | BlackBerryBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]BlackBerry QNX Support & Service Program Descriptions | QNXBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]BlackBerry Services Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  11. [11]BlackBerry Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer InsightsGartner Peer Insights · undated page, accessed November 1, 2026 · Tier C
  12. [12]BlackBerry Secure Communications & Consulting ServicesBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]BlackBerry Technical SupportBlackBerry · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]BlackBerry | Investor Relations | Company OverviewBlackBerry · published September 24, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]BlackBerry UEM Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed November 5, 2026 · Tier C

Lookout full record

  1. [1]ProductsLookout · lookout.com · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Smartphone security firm lookout raises 11m in vc fundingDark Reading · darkreading.com · published May 18, 2010 · Tier B
  3. [3]LookoutLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]Mobile AI SecurityLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Advanced SOC (Mobile EDR)Lookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]Mobile Threat IntelligenceLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AI. Visibility & GovernanceLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Social Engineering ProtectionLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Mobile Software Exposure CenterLookout · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Lookout Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 26, 2026 · Tier C
  11. [11]About UsLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]OverviewLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]Financial ServicesLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]State & Local GovernmentLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]Manufacturing, Energy & Critical InfrastructureLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]Contact Us | LookoutLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Lookout Compliance Corner | Lookout LegalLookout · undated page, accessed November 3, 2026 · Tier A
  18. [18]Lookout Unveils Social Engineering Protection to Stop AI-Powered Deception Across Mobile ChannelsLookout · published September 23, 2026 · Tier A
  19. [19]Lookout launches mobile module to detect AI-powered text and voice scamsSiliconANGLE · published September 23, 2026 · Tier B
  20. [20]Lookout launches tool to expose vulnerable code hidden inside mobile appsSiliconANGLE · published July 22, 2026 · Tier B
  21. [21]Lookout targets smishing, voice cloning, and vishing with real-time mobile protectionHelp Net Security · published September 23, 2026 · Tier B

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