"Mobile device management firm Mformation has added support for Intel's Anti-Theft technology to its platform, giving IT administrators the ability to manage or disable laptops via the cellular network...
The added support for Intel's Anti-Theft technology, a feature of the updated Core vPro platform, means that administrators can now reach a lost or stolen laptop and disable it, so long as the device is anywhere within mobile network coverage.
Because the Mformation platform is hosted by the carrier or service provider, the customer's IT department just needs to flag a laptop or tablet as missing using a web-based console, and a lockdown command will be sent to the system if it is active...
The Anti-theft technology resides at the chipset and firmware level, and it is possible to send commands direct to it via the 3G modem and secure the laptop, even if the OS has not booted or is disabled, according to Mformation.
However, the downside is that this will only work with new systems that have Intel's technology and are configured with a cellular connection.
The Intel Anti-Theft support is actually part of a more general management solution, and Mformation now provides a Windows version of its OMA DM client, allowing administrators to manage and enforce policies on laptops via the mobile network."
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Smartphone Security Startup Lookout Crosses Two Million Users.
"Lookout, a company that offers security data backup services for smartphones, is growing rapidly. Less than two months after the startup surpassed one million users, the company has crossed the 2 million registered users mark. It took just over six months to reach 1 million users...
Lookout also recently launched the App Genome Project which identifies applications that carry the same characteristics of established dangerous applications, quickly isolate them, and protect users. To date, Lookout has analyzed over 300,000 apps.
In less than one year in business, the company has also found lost or stolen phones for users more than 700,000 times, with a phone found every 15 seconds over the past two months. And Lookout has backed-up over 130 million photos and backed-up over 625 million contacts."
also see: Mobile Security Needs Rise With Smartphone Sales
"In the past, I’ve used a solution similar to Lookout called WaveSecure, which was recently purchased by McAfee and is now owned by Intel as Intel agreed to buy McAfee last month for $7.68 billion."
Lookout also recently launched the App Genome Project which identifies applications that carry the same characteristics of established dangerous applications, quickly isolate them, and protect users. To date, Lookout has analyzed over 300,000 apps.
In less than one year in business, the company has also found lost or stolen phones for users more than 700,000 times, with a phone found every 15 seconds over the past two months. And Lookout has backed-up over 130 million photos and backed-up over 625 million contacts."
also see: Mobile Security Needs Rise With Smartphone Sales
"In the past, I’ve used a solution similar to Lookout called WaveSecure, which was recently purchased by McAfee and is now owned by Intel as Intel agreed to buy McAfee last month for $7.68 billion."
Intel to Buy McAfee for $7.68B to Secure Its Growth in the Cloud.
"The ability to offer integrated security in its chips and other products in a variety of forms could give Intel an advantage over competitor AMD in the server market, and could give it some competitive heft against ARM in the mobile space, as corporate users become more concerned about security in the cloud. The McAfee acquisition could allow Intel to offer a way to securely tunnel between client devices and servers in the cloud, with security on a mobile chip as well as on the server side. There’s also McAfee’s software and services business to tap into."
Intel to Buy McAfee for $7.68B to Secure Its Growth in the Cloud.
"The ability to offer integrated security in its chips and other products in a variety of forms could give Intel an advantage over competitor AMD in the server market, and could give it some competitive heft against ARM in the mobile space, as corporate users become more concerned about security in the cloud. The McAfee acquisition could allow Intel to offer a way to securely tunnel between client devices and servers in the cloud, with security on a mobile chip as well as on the server side. There’s also McAfee’s software and services business to tap into."
McAfee Acquires Smartphone Security Software Company Trust Digital.
"IT organizations use Trust Digital to secure and manage smartphones, including a variety of mobile operating systems including iPhone OS, Android, Web OS, Windows Mobile, and Symbian. McAfee will use Trust Digital's technology to help business secure and deploy applications on smartphone devices, such as the Android and iPhone. "
Symantec offers security software for smartphones.
"Norton Smartphone Security, which shares a common name with Symantec's line of popular desktop antivirus products, combines Norton AntiVirus technology, a firewall, and anti-spam for messages sent via the Short Message Service, or SMS. The software is compatible with smartphones that run the Windows Mobile and the Symbian operating systems...
Symantec isn't the only desktop security provider realizing the huge potential to offer similar products to mobile users. McAfee this week announced that its VirusScan Mobile software is now available for download on its Web site. The mobile security software protects against threats that originate from e-mail, instant messages, and multimedia downloads. But VirusScan Mobile currently only supports mobile devices that run the Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone and the Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition."
Symantec isn't the only desktop security provider realizing the huge potential to offer similar products to mobile users. McAfee this week announced that its VirusScan Mobile software is now available for download on its Web site. The mobile security software protects against threats that originate from e-mail, instant messages, and multimedia downloads. But VirusScan Mobile currently only supports mobile devices that run the Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone and the Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition."
McAfee says mobile viruses happening now.
"Lastly, a concession: despite the mountain of FUD, it is true that the increased capabilities of Smartphones, and their open OSes does mean that they will eventually become a target of attacks. But there is no good reason to lie, and say it happened yesterday just because it may happen tomorrow. For now, the biggest problem with security is actually lost or misplaced devices, NOT hacked devices. That's why enterprise-grade service providers like RIM and Good have 'remote self-destruct' features."
McAfee granted wireless update patent.
"McAfee said Monday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had awarded it a patent regarding methods to update computer files on mobile devices. The company says that the technology could be used to update a file on a mobile device with a newer version that exists on another device."
McAfee, Inc. and SmartTrust to develop integrated mobile virus management solution.
"[McAfee] today announced that it has formed a partnership with mobile device management company SmartTrust to develop a solution that will allow mobile operators to deliver integrated mobile virus protection to subscribers... the combined solution will enable new virus and malware updates to be delivered to subscribers remotely, 24/7... SmartManage allows operators to automatically detect vulnerable handsets on the network and, where necessary, deliver virus protection over-the-air for immediate protection. To ensure continuous defense, the SmartTrust platform also uses a sophisticated business rules engine to allow subscribers' existing anti-virus subscriptions."
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