Kaspersky releases mobile security
Security software maker Kaspersky Lab has releases Mobile Security Enterprise Edition, security software designed to protect corporate users of smartphones using Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms from all types of IT threats.
The security software also protects confidential data on the device if it is stolen or lost.
Threats such as viruses, spam and network attacks which are more commonly associated with PCs have also posed risks to mobile devices for some time. The dangers are intensifying as more and more of today’s employees use their smartphones and communicators to transfer and store confidential data such as the contents of their corporate email accounts.
Kaspersky Mobile Security Enterprise Edition incorporates a reliable antivirus scanner, anti-spam for SMS, as well as a firewall.
The antivirus scanner automatically scans all incoming and modified objects and performs a full scan on demand. Information about protection status is relayed to the system administrator. All infected objects can be deleted or placed in quarantine. The ability to detect and remove new malicious programs is ensured by regular updates of the antivirus databases via various channels, including synchronisation with a PC.
The anti-spam module for SMS filters out unwanted messages and protects the user from phishing scams and annoying adverts, while the firewall provides protection from hacker attacks and mobile worms.
The risks facing the owners of mobile devices are not limited to malware and spam, however. The loss and theft of smartphones also bring with them the danger of confidential or personal data falling in to the hands of criminals.
It the device is lost, the anti-theft module enables the user or administrator of the corporate network to remotely block access or completely delete the device’s memory by simply sending a coded text message to the corresponding number.
If the SIM card of a stolen device is replaced, the SIM-Watch module sends a hidden message to the rightful owner with the new telephone number of the device. This allows the smartphone to be blocked or its memory to be deleted even if the SIM card is replaced. Moreover, in the majority of cases, law enforcement agencies can track down a smartphone using the telephone number and return it to its owner.
Kaspersky Mobile Security Enterprise Edition can be installed and centrally administered regardless of the number of devices or their location.
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