The expansion includes BlackBerry’s new sales and marketing headquarters at Q Sentral, a fully operational 24/7 regional support centre in Mont Kiara, and an upgraded Cyberjaya training facility featuring a cyber war room, SOC simulator, and over 55 professional cybersecurity courses.

It builds on Canada’s earlier pledge of a C$3.9 million multi-year investment in cybersecurity training at the Cyberjaya facility, announced during the 2024 Apec summit.

The expansion was commemorated last Friday at the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and BlackBerry Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in Cyberjaya.

Canada’s trade parliamentary secretary, Yasir Naqvi, who attended the event, said public-private sector partnerships exemplified a joint dedication to fortifying the partnership, boosting cyber resilience, developing capacity, and fostering innovation in Malaysia and Asean under Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.

“As Malaysia continues to grow as a trusted hub for cybersecurity and secure communications, we are pleased to see Canadian companies like BlackBerry invest, grow and thrive here and deepen Canada’s support for the Malaysian government,” he said in a statement.

MCMC said the company’s expanded footprint would deepen public-private partnerships and reinforce Malaysia’s role as a regional centre for secure communications.

Tash Stamatelos, BlackBerry’s senior vice-president for Apac, said the company was committed to helping Malaysia build its resilience against espionage, cyber-attacks, and other threats, while upskilling the national cyber workforce.