A unified, fully managed solution that brings multiple layers of protection together in one service — backed by Bell's trusted expertise and Radware's global security innovation

MONTRÉAL and MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 17, 2026 /CNW/ - Bell Cyber and Radware^® (NASDAQ: RDWR) today announced the expansion of their partnership with an enhanced AI-driven, cloud‑delivered security service designed to help organizations defend against increasingly automated and sophisticated cyberattacks. 

The expanded service integrates Radware's AI‑based application security with Bell Cyber's fully managed security operations, designed to enable earlier identification of anomalous behaviour, blocking malicious traffic, and adapting protection as attack patterns evolve. The service is delivered through Bell Cyber's managed security model, reducing the operational burden on customer security teams.

The offering brings web application protection, API (software interfaces) security, bot mitigation, and safeguards against traffic-flooding attacks together in a single, fully managed offering delivered by Bell Cyber. This approach helps simplify protection, reduce the need for multiple tools, and support Canadian operational sovereignty considerations.

Through deeper integration with Radware's platform, customers benefit from:

• AI‑driven protection for websites, applications, and APIs, identifying account takeover attempts, automated abuse, and malicious bots
• Continuous protection during traffic-flooding attacks (DDoS) supported by Radware's global security expertise and escalation resources, while Bell Cyber manages day-to-day customer operations
• Earlier detection of anomalies without requiring expansion of internal security teams
• A centralized platform that consolidates visibility and reporting, eliminating the need to manage multiple tools or dashboards

Bell Cyber's Canadian‑based security operations team delivers end‑to‑end monitoring and response to help support customer data and service delivery under Canadian control. Canadian customers benefit from bilingual support and practices informed by national data-handling, compliance and sovereignty frameworks.

The service is also available to U.S.-based organizations seeking enterprise-grade protection supported by sound operational discipline, cross-border resilience, and Radware's globally recognized cloud-security capabilities.

Together, Bell Cyber and Radware combine local operational control with global security scale, supporting customers in both Canada and the U.S.

"Attackers are moving faster and using increasingly automated techniques to evade detection. By expanding our partnership with Radware, we're providing organizations across Canada and throughout North America a simpler, AI‑driven service that helps them detect and respond to threats quicker with the confidence of Bell's fully managed, Canadian‑delivered expertise."

-       John Menezes, President, Bell Cyber

"This collaboration brings Radware's cloud‑security technology to more companies that need stronger defense against high‑velocity attacks. Bell's fully managed model ensures customers benefit from advanced detection without added complexity."

-       Randy Wood, Senior Vice President, North America Sales, Radware

The service is available now through Bell Cyber's managed services portfolio, with bilingual support for customers across Canada and full availability throughout North America.

Bell is Canada's largest communications companyⁱ, providing advanced broadband Internet, wireless, TV, media and business communication services. Founded in Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.

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Radware^® (NASDAQ: RDWR) is a global leader in application security and delivery solutions for multi-cloud environments. The company's cloud application, infrastructure, and API security solutions use AI-driven algorithms for precise, hands-free, real-time protection from the most sophisticated web, application, and DDoS attacks, API abuse, and bad bots. Enterprises and carriers worldwide rely on Radware's solutions to address evolving cybersecurity challenges and protect their brands and business operations while reducing costs. For more information, please visit the Radware website.

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