Winn Schwartau, Chairman to Mobile Active Defense speaks out in an interview and podcast with Eric Chabrow, Executive Editor of GovInfoSecurity, about the BlackBerry Disruptions and how it hit at the heart of one of the fundamentals of IT Security: availability. To read and listen to the interview/podcast, click here.
Mobile Active Defense, the Smartphone Security Company, announced today that it has formed a partnership with FishNet Security, the nation’s leading provider of information security solutions that combine technology, services, support and training.
“The ability to leverage a stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall for mobile devices, control data loss through personal email management, provide content filtering, and run all Internet protocol traffic over an always-on AES-256 VPN connection provides mobile device protection above and beyond standard MDM policies for the enterprise’s mobile workforce.” said Joey Peloquin, director of Mobile Security at FishNet Security.
To read the entire Press Release click M.A.D. – FishNet News Release
“With remote control of a CEO’s mobile phone, an advanced persistent adversary could activate the microphone to record private negotiations.” this excerpt from the Georgia Tech Information Security Center 2012 Cyber Threats report released today at GTISC’s Security Summit. To read the entire report, the threat vectors etc. click emerging_cyber_threats_report2012
Tune in to the previously live recorded webcast from the Oct. 11th, 2011 Georgia Tech Cyber Security Summit discussing Cyber Security Threats and the serious consequences for physical systems that are critical for our well being. Listen live click here.
Winn Schwartau, Chairman of M.A.D., is one of the country’s leading experts on information security, infrastructure protection and electronic privacy. In a recent podcast with RSA Europe 2011 he discusses the upcoming track session: Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know about Mobile Enterprise Security which will be given by M.A.D.’s EMEA Director Austin Wright in London on Oct. 12th, 2011.
To listen to the podcast click here.
September 28th, 2011 – the Technology Association of Georgia, in conjunction with the SouthEastern Software Association awarded M.A.D. the “Mega Trend Award” for its work in developing software – Mobile Enterprise Compliance Security (MECS) solution. The TAG SSA Impact Awards recognizes companies and their teams who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and built great software solutions that create a significant positive impact for the customer in terms of improved efficiency or cost reduction or increased revenue.
Spencer Cobb, CEO and Co-Founder of Mobile Active Defense proudly accepted the award on behalf of the entire M.A.D. team saying: “It is certainly a great honor to be nominated and to be recognized with this award for our unique technology which delivers ‘true’ security to non-BlackBerry devices.”
TMCnet.com writes that in the Gartner Inc., Report released a month ago, leading Mobile Device Management Vendors were compared and scored. Mobile Active Defense’s Mobile Enterprise Compliance Security (MECS) solution scored highest overall along with two other vendors! Gartner originally looked at 60 vendors in the space before narrowing it down to thirteen (13) and taking a very in-depth look at each solution.
To read the entire article click here.
Michael Belak in his latest article in Information Week discusses the rapid growth in mobile devices, creating a tsunami of change for CIO’s and corporate IT Departments and asks whether they “unknowingly are making a Faustian bargain, compromising corporate security and by extension brand loyalty and customer good will?” The article also discusses how to develop a mobile device management policy and offers options in terms of vendors naming Mobile Active Defense as a viable solution.
To read the entire article click here.
In a recent article by Kevin Beaver on SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com he talks about some of the mistakes enterprise administrators may be making with endpoint protection or having a not so good grasp on where sensitive information is actually located and at risk. He goes on to say “As you move forward, don’t overlook the reality that your mobile devices are becoming your new desktop. This means thinking long and hard about deploying a MDM system from vendors such as…..Mobile Active Defense…..
To read the entire article click here.
Winn Schwartau will be presenting the “ABC’s of Mobile Enterprise” on Tuesday, September 20th (11 AM – 12 PM) and will speak on another Panel discussing Mobile Threats titled “How to use Mobile Devices Correctly – Setting up Security Guardrails on Monday, September 19th (1:45 – 3:00 PM) at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
For more information or to register for the event click here.
