IBM Helps Secure Enterprise Data on Mobile Devices 
Big Blue wants to help businesses secure mobile devices that have access to corporate data. IBM Hosted Mobile Device Security Management service launched this week, features a security app for smartphones and tablets, as well as policy management and user compliance monitoring.
Big Blue wants to help businesses secure mobile devices that have access to corporate data. IBM Hosted Mobile Device Security Management service launched this week, features a security app for smartphones and tablets, as well as policy management and user compliance monitoring.
IBM’s latest service lets organizations protect data against a wide array of hazards, including data loss, device theft, unauthorized access, malware, spyware, and inappropriate applications, according to Marisa Viveros, vice president of IBM Security Services. It is also designed to help IT deal with the security risks associated with the increasing number of employee-owned devices that they use to access corporate data.
“The new service from IBM helps organizations protect their enterprise data while allowing employees to have the flexibility needed for today’s work environment,” Viveros said in a statement.
IBM Hosted Mobile Device Security Management is delivered as a hosted, managed service, which means customers do not need to deploy and manage in-house solutions.
Capabilities of the new service include:
- Configuring employee devices to comply with security policies and actively monitoring to help ensure compliance over time
- Securing data in case a device is lost or stolen
- Helping to find a lost or stolen device—wherever it is
- Protecting against spyware and viruses
- Detecting and removing malicious and unapproved apps
- Monitoring and tracking user activity
- Enabling more secure connectivity
Businesses want to provide employees a “Bring Your Own Device” option, Viveros noted. With mobile threats on the rise, complex IT environments, security risks, maintaining policies, and Helping companies control mobile security risks while also containing costs for such solutions is “top of mind…for many CIOs and security and risk professionals,” she said.
