Mobile Security 7 enables organizations and employees to realize the increased productivity of the consumerization of IT by mitigating security, data protection and device management risks.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704;TSE: 4704) a global cloud security leader, is helping organizations embrace consumerization and unlock full business potential. As personal and professional lives become more intertwined, employees are using their own consumer-grade tablets, smartphones and PCs for work � regardless of company policies.
�The consumerisation of IT carries with it a unique blend of strategic and operational challenges. The lack of a planned approach to consumerisation creates security risk, financial exposure and a management nightmare for IT. Despite these risks, it represents a great opportunity for organisations of all sizes to drive increases in productivity, business agility, and customer and employee satisfaction,� said Rik Ferguson, Director of Security and Research at Trend Micro. �With Mobile Security 7, IT personnel can begin to meet these challenges and allow their companies to take full advantage of the benefits from consumerisation.�
Trend Micro Mobile Security 7 for enterprises/businesses extends protection beyond traditional PCs to secure data on a wide range of consumer-grade mobile devices, such as Android� devices, iPhones and iPads. With threat prevention, data protection, and mobile device management under a single point of control, Trend Micro Mobile Security 7 enables organizations to protect data, limit data loss incidents and reduce the operational costs of managing employee-owned mobile devices.
Trend Micro Mobile Security 7 key features include:
Centralized, Single Console Management that features a proven, reliable, and scalable central management framework and allows for managing from a single console the security and configuration of PCs and mobile devices.
Mobile Device Management provides centralized enrollment, provisioning, and de-provisioning for network and application access, an critical visibility into devices and status, enabling IT administrators to take proactive control and reduce the cost of support.
Data Protection allows remote lock and wipe of corporate data if a device is lost or stolen, permits feature-lock to disable cameras, Bluetooth� sets, and SD card readers, and provides device inventory and location tracking.
Mobile Device Security provides malware protection leveraging cloud-based intelligence from the Trend Micro� Smart Protection Network� infrastructure, firewall/IDS, call and message filtering and logging, and enforces passwords when powering-on the device.
Broad Platform Support supplies seamless cross-platform security, regardless of device form factor for: Android, iOS, Windows, and Symbian.
Trend Micro Mobile Security 7 is available as a standalone solution for businesses, as plug-in for Trend Micro� Enterprise Security for Endpoints Light, or as part of the following security suites: Trend Micro� Enterprise Security for Endpoints Advanced, Trend Micro� Enterprise Security for Endpoints & Mail Servers, Trend Micro� Enterprise Security Suite � all of which include Trend Micro OfficeScan� as a key component.
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Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global cloud security leader, creates a world safe for exchanging digital information with its Internet content security and threat management solutions for businesses and consumers. A pioneer in server security with over 20 years� experience, we deliver top-ranked client, server and cloud-based security that fits our customers� and partners� needs, stops new threats faster, and protects data in physical, virtualized and cloud environments. Powered by the industry-leading Trend Micro Smart Protection Network cloud computing security infrastructure, our products and services stop threats where they emerge � from the Internet. They are supported by 1,000+ threat intelligence experts around the globe.
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