A CYBER security company, Sophos Endpoint and Network Security Groups, has introduced a new program in the market aimed at strengthening security features.
The company recently announced the
introduction of Sophos Mobile 7, the latest version of its Enterprise
Mobility Management (EMM) solution, with the new version extending
containerization support for Android Enterprise (formerly “Android for
Work,”) and enables IT administrators to manage IoT devices and
strengthen security features.
The General Manager and Senior Vice-
President of Sophos, Dan Schiappa, said Sophos Mobile 7 security
enhancements include anti-phishing technology to protect users from
malicious links in emails and documents and improvements to Sophos’
Android security and anti-malware app.
He said there are also usability
enhancements to the Secure Workspace and Secure Email app where users
now can open, view and even edit encrypted and secure office format
documents and attachments without leaving the secure and encrypted
container.
He added that Sophos Mobile 7 is the
latest in an increasing number of products that are available through
the integrated Sophos Central management platform, including the
next-generation XG Firewall, Sophos Endpoint Security, Sophos Intercept
X, Sophos Email Security, Sophos Server Protection, Sophos Encryption
and Sophos Phish Threat.
“Today, a mobile device is just another
endpoint, yet businesses still struggle to manage them within a
comprehensive endpoint security strategy due to lack of integration with
traditional endpoint protection.
The availability of Sophos Mobile 7
alongside other Sophos endpoint, network and encryption protection in
Sophos Central will streamline management of mobile devices while
increasing security across the entire organization,” said Mr Schiappa.
He further said the introduction of IoT
device management will enable IT organizations to realize the value of
IoT projects and help reduce the additional resources required to
effectively manage and secure these devices, adding that the development
team at Sophos wanted to lead the industry by offering the first steps
towards an integrated protection strategy for all devices – mobile and
IoT.
The new IoT functionality will provide
basic management features to organizations that are designing and
deploying solutions at scale using low-cost Android Things or Windows 10
IoT devices.
This includes management tasks such as
applying policies, checking the online device status, monitoring battery
levels or confirming or updating firmware.
Mr Schiappa said Sophos will be one of
the first security companies to provide organizations with a
cost-efficient way to add management and security capabilities to their
IoT projects, offering a communication and management framework that can
be built into industrial and commercial IoT solutions such as
POS/retail or connected classrooms
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