Symantec updates its Mobile Security and Management Strategies for Android and Apple iOS

Symantec Corp. announced a major update to its mobile security and management strategy – a broad approach to provide mobile solutions for enterprises, consumers and communication service providers to secure and manage any mobile device anytime, anywhere. Symantec also announced new security and management capabilities for Android and Apple iOS – the operating system for the iPhone and iPad – in addition to existing support for Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry. New features, including remote wipe, password policy enforcement and device inventory, enable organizations to embrace these new devices while maintaining the security and integrity of corporate information and assets.

Enterprise Mobile Security and Management
Enterprises face unique challenges for the security and management of mobile devices as many users either bring their own personal devices into the enterprise or use their business devices for personal use. Many enterprises lack the ability to adequately support and extend access to various consumer devices, like iPhone, iPad and Android, which puts both corporate data and business communications at risk. 43% of respondents to a recent DSCI-KPMG survey felt that mobile, remote and always-on access is a significant challenge to information security.
Symantec’s solutions for enterprise mobile security and management include:
•    Device Management: Symantec Mobile Management
•    Device Security: Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile Edition, Symantec Network Access Control Mobile Edition
•    Device Encryption: PGP Mobile, PGP Support Package for BlackBerry
•    Strong Authentication: VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Access for Mobile, VeriSign Device Certificate Services
Consumer Mobile Security
One of consumers’ key challenges with mobile devices is their inability to adequately protect personal information when a device is lost, stolen or compromised by a threat. To help consumers, Symantec recently unveiled Norton Everywhere, aimed to take Norton beyond the PC and extend trust to new devices and consumer applications. Norton Everywhere combines Symantec’s consumer security, backup and infrastructure technologies with partners to deliver Norton services to consumers in an entirely new way. This initiative means that consumers can trust the protection of Norton everywhere – across many locations, devices and digital experiences. Existing offerings under Norton Everywhere include Norton Mobile Security for Android and Norton DNS, which is available for any device from the iPad to game consoles and Wi-Fi routers.
Symantec’s enterprise and consumer mobile solutions are now available and the communication service provider solutions are scheduled to be available in Winter 2010. The enterprise solutions can be purchased directly from Symantec or through Symantec’s worldwide network of value-added authorized resellers, distributors and system integrators.