Facilitating quick and flexible mitigation of new smartphone hacker threats, Trust Digital reportedly has released version 8.0 of its Enterprise Mobility Management platform. This new version can also fix other emerging security threats, according to the company.

 

As smartphones begin offering advanced PC-like computing performance to users, EMM becomes extremely important to an organization’s mobility strategy. EMM Device Agents manage and secure Smartphones and PDAs using a variety of operating systems. The EMM Platform provides Web Services facilities to economically secure, rapidly deploy and centrally manage the enterprise smartphones. Trust Digital’s EMM platform supports intelligent handheld devices and popular smartphones such as the Apple (News - Alert) iPhone.

 

With the targeted deployment of antivirus software, OS updates, configuration files and other software remedies, version 8.0 introduces enhanced Software Package Distribution. IT administrators use a point and click Web browser interface to specify the security fix. Version 8.0’s new features and capabilities include asset management and reporting; and compliance management

 

“With enhanced features and applications, peer-to-peer connectivity, rich Web browsing environments and multiple voice and data interfaces, smartphones designed for work and play are giving hackers new vantage points to steal important company data like sales contact lists and classified documents,” said Dan Dearing (News - Alert), vice president of marketing and product management for Trust Digital. “Just as smartphones continually evolve, so will the security threats that target them.”

 

Smartphones provide various ways to the hackers to compromise the device. Hackers can inject viruses; steal user data, e-mails, contacts and data files; clone devices; and create DoS attacks to make the smartphone vulnerable. Hackers can also attack enterprise smartphones via SMS messages.

 

Recently, Trust Digital’s (News - Alert) technology was deployed at several healthcare organizations across the country to help manage smartphone devices used by doctors, nurses and pharmacists. The company’s comprehensive management and security solution supports a diverse environment of mobile devices. This support provides HIPAA compliance and access to data and real-time patient information. Trust Digital EMM platform provides support to both the iPhone (News - Alert) and Windows Mobile.