Why do I need Mobile Security?
Smartphones and tablets provide seamless access to information — anytime, anywhere. However, most mobile devices are unprotected while browsing the web, downloading data, checking e-mail, texting, and conducting mobile banking. Most devices contain sensitive information that should be protected against malware, breaches, theft, and other threats. Mobile devices help improve employee productivity and users use their personal mobile devices to access the corporate network. Unfortunately, unprotected devices can mean loss or theft of confidential data, and can cause noncompliance with industry and government regulations.
Use of personal mobile devices to access enterprise networks further burdens the overtaxed IT staff. Total Defense Mobile Security delivers a wide range of mobile security and management features to enable enterprises to reduce the risk associated with an increasing number of mobile devices accessing the corporate network and data.
Total Defense Mobile Security is a comprehensive solution that includes mobile device security, device management, and control. Malware protection updates automatically defend you in real time against malicious applications that may be downloaded from app stores or through files sent to the device.
Proactive malware protection:
- On-access scanning to monitor integrity of files - on-demand scan of all memory
- Scans secure digital (SD) cards upon insertion to prevent device infection from malware that may have been stored in error
- Advanced heuristic detection
Anti-theft protection: Key loss and theft protection capabilities in Total Defense Mobil Security include:
- Remote device lock to make sure stored data and saved passwords are not accessible
- Remote data wipe to ensure personal or business data (contacts & calendar) no longer exist on device
- Remote backup of personal or business data (contacts & calendar)
- SIM change notification
- Remote GPS tracking
Mobile Device Management (MDM):
- Policy enforcement such as defining and enforcing device passcode strength, expiration, maximum passcode age, number of passcode attempts before initiating remote device wipe, and more
- Application restrictions such as disallowing use of mobile device's camera, screen capture capabilities, use of specific disallowed or offending applications, browser access, app store access
- Remotely remove malicious or non-compliant applications from device without user interaction (Android devices only)
Key Features
In addition to the components and capabilities discussed, the following are some additional features and benefits of Total Defense Mobile Security:
- SaaS Deployment: Seamless access; No infrastructure investment. Allows IT admins to manage mobile security and remote management policies from a web console accessible from anywhere.
- Flexible On-Demand Client Deployment: Allows simple, scalable feature deployment including over the air license enablement and registration, automatic boot upon device restart, full logging capability for troubleshooting.
- Automatic Virus and Spyware Definition Updates: Provides full real-time protection - over the air - from whatever latest mobile device threats occur.
- Advanced Heuristic Detection: Zero day threat detection without depending on malware signature updates.
- Loss/Theft Protection: Mitigates the risks of losing corporate and personal data on a lost or stolen smartphone or tablet by remotely locating the mobile device, remotely locking it, setting off an alarm, or even remotely wiping the device contents.
- Remote Backup/Restore: Allows remote backups of personal and business data, and easily imports data into a new mobile device, if needed.
- Application Monitoring & Control: Allows administrators to view applications installed on mobile devices and define blacklist of applications to not be allowed.
Anti-Virus
- Google Android (2.x and 3.0)
- BlackBerry (4.2 and later)
Monitor & Control
- Google Android (2.x and 3.0)
- BlackBerry (4.2 and later)
Backup & Restore
- Google Android (2.x and 3.0)
- BlackBerry (4.2 and later)
Loss & Theft Protection
- Apple iOS (4.x and above)
- Google Android (2.x and 3.0)
- BlackBerry (4.2 and later)
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
- Apple iOS (4.x and above)
- Google Android (2.x and 3.0)
(Expanded functionality on specific Android devices. Further functionality added in next version)
The features of the Total Defense Mobile Security are dependent on the roots and hooks available within the supported mobile operating systems for Total Defense to use to adapt features and functions. As mobile OS developers and device manufacturers open access to more roots and hooks for developers, the list of features within the Total Defense Mobile Security Suite is likely to expand in future versions.