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New Trend For Mobile Device Security |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
Now in its fifth iteration, Trend Micro
Mobile Security has added data encryption and authentication, along
with firewall, intrusion detection and malware protection to the enterprise-class mobile security solution ready to be managed along with other security solutions in the firm.
Not available until December, the next release mitigates mobile security
challenges such as security breaches and data leakage while allowing enterprise
administrators to manage security for handheld devices from a single
console, says the company.
The software addresses the frustration felt by larger companies who
have been forced to respond to user demands for better access to mobile
data on devices which have become as powerful as they have small. The
resulting mobile workforce that rely on their handheld devices have
been seen by corporate IT professional as a security and management
risk with potentially sensitive information put at risk of breach or
loss from the inherently difficult to control hadnsets.
Mobile applications such as push email, CRM
databases, and field service automation solutions may serve to boost
convenience and productivity,
but they make data vulnerable and enterprises need a way to ensure both
the data and the mobile
devices themselves are secure and protected.
At first this was a difficult challenge, but as security companies have
turned their attentions to mobile devices (Trend Micro led the way in
this) the solutions are evolving getting ready to ease the concerns of
corporate security professionals.
This latest offering from Trend Micro,for example, ensures that if a mobile device is lost or stolen, the business-critical data
contained in it is encrypted unless it is unlocked with a password. Data
on devices that do not comply with policies can be wiped out by
administrators and anti-malware features protect the devices and data from viruses, worms, Trojans
and SMS text message spam.
The program even offers a firewall and IDS (Intrusion Detection System)
to protect against active attack including DoS (Denial-of-Service).
"Businesses are dispatching workers outside the
corporate structure, and are moving them through a variety of wireless
networks. Workers are going through airports, hotels, restaurants, and
homes to do their jobs," said Thomas Miller, global vice president and
general manager of the Enterprise Business Unit. "Mobile devices
that contain confidential data are not only at risk for viruses, worms, Trojans
and spam, they're also at risk for theft or accidental loss. Trend Micro
Mobile Security 5.0 provides total mobile protection through a single, compact
application."
All this can now be managed from a single console.
Trend Micro Mobile Security version 5 (TMMS 5.0) uses the OfficeScan
Client/Server Edition 8.0 console which also manages medium business
and enterprise PC and
server security. By installing TMMS 5.0 onto their OSCE 8.0 console,
existing customers use a single console to manage mobile devices,
desktop PCs
and enterprise servers. Customers not presently using OSCE 8.0 receive
an OSCE
8.0 console license with their TMMS 5.0 purchase.
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