Sophos Introduces Device Protection Over Various Mobile Platforms

IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, has announced the availability of a number of new and enhanced enterprise product lines that together offer complete protection anywhere and on any device. The company’s new offering Sophos Mobile Control provides lightweight device protection on a broad range of popular mobile platforms, including Apple iPhones and iPads, Google Android, and Windows Mobile devices; Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise, which provides encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) for desktops, laptops and removable media, now includes comprehensive management of all encryption options that fully supports hardware drives, including Opal, software-based encryption, and hardware encrypted USB; and enhancements to the latest version of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection provide increased performance and protection features, keeping users and the network secure and data safe.

Sophos Mobile Control is designed for IT administrators to simply and quickly secure, monitor, and control the configuration for smartphone’s running these operating systems.

Sophos Mobile Control web-based console secures mobile devices by centrally configuring security settings, enabling lockdown of unwanted features; and remote over-the-air lock or wipe if device is lost or stolen. It enables consistent security policy enforcement, strong password policy and lock period, control and installation of applications, blocking use of cameras, browsers, and sites such as YouTube. It also eliminates administrative burden with a self-service portal that allows end-users to register new devices and lock or wipe lost or stolen phones and controls the access to corporate email via a secure gate allowing only properly secured and registered devices to access email.

Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise 5.60 (SGN) - provides multi-layered, centrally managed endpoint data security combining encryption and data loss prevention (DLP) on laptops, desktops, and removable media. Its transparent data encryption enhances user productivity while preventing malicious users from reading lost or stolen information or media. SGN prevents endpoint data leakage by controlling access to both physical and wireless interfaces (e.g. USB, FireWire, Wi-Fi) and storage devices (e.g. MP3 players, removable media).

Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9.7 (Sophos ESDP) - which just earned certification Q1200 AV-Test Certification from independent IT- security institute for having highly efficient zero-day protection, usability, and ability to clean or repair malware infected computers - delivers advanced labs intelligence via a unique single agent that accelerates protection against zero-day and web-based threats along with real-time feedback to security and application policy settings via the cloud using Sophos Live Protection technologies. This active protection simplifies the rollout of proactive protection for employees inside and outside the office - allowing them to get the protection they need against today’s fast moving threats such as hijacked websites and targeted malware attacks - without adding additional IT security management overhead. The latest upgrade to Sophos ESDP (9.7) also includes encryption, data loss prevention, network access control, device control, application control, management, and reporting.

“Today, iPads, smartphones, and laptops are everywhere and connected to the web at all times. Mobile technology has allowed today’s workforce to be far more productive but it has also opened up a new can of worms for IT teams as they must ensure that the data on those devices - especially the non-company-issues ones - are protected at all times no matter where the end user is. Sophos Mobile Control quickly and efficiently protects data on all iOS and Android mobile devices, giving those IT departments peace of mind that their end users’ devices are fully protected,” said Matthias Pankert, Head of Data Protection Product Management, Sophos.