Trend Micro has announced the launch of Mobile Security 8. “BYOD is a side effect of this growing mobile trend,” commented Baburaj Varma, Head – Technical Services (India & SAARC), Trend Micro. “Gartner predicts that organizations who do not reinvest at least one third of their savings into mobile security will see a 25% increase in security incidents through 2015, which is why we strongly encourage our customers to take the necessary precautions on the mobile platform.”
According to a report by Gartner, global mobile Internet usage is predicted to increase to 46% penetration by 2016, representing about a $2.5 billion market for mobile enterprise security.
TMMS 8.0, winner of the 2012 NWA Best Endpoint and Mobile Device Security award, enhances the enforcement of existing password and encryption policies as well as provides more granular remote wipe capabilities. It also introduces a mobile application management system that allows IT to automatically push corporate apps to iOS, Blackberry and Android devices. The software is available as a plug-in for OfficeScan and integrates directly into a company’s existing IT management infrastructure.
Mobile Device Security helps businesses enforce data protection policies that keeps sensitive information on personal devices secure. TMMS 8.0 provides mobile devices with protection from the latest threats and malware and advanced functionalities, such as selective wipe and encryption tools, keeps sensitive corporate information secure. MDM helps businesses manage a diverse array of mobile devices from a single management console. Additionally, it also covers device enrollment and provisioning, as well as policy enforcement and inventory detail. Mobile Application Management helps businesses control which apps may be installed on devices, as well as provides businesses with the ability to push key corporate apps to all devices. Mobile Device Protection provides remote lock, remote wipe and password protection for devices that are lost or stolen.
Pricing is per user, rather than per device, unlike much of the competition, and comes with volume based discounts. It varies for new customer vs. existing upgrade, but a new customer can expect to pay around $31.50 the first year for 500 users and $9.50 for subsequent years, per user.