SecureData Africa, part of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings and the sub-Saharan distributor for Check Point Software Technologies, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced the latter's new Mobile Access Software Blade that delivers fast and secure access to corporate e-mail, data and business applications from mobile devices.
The new blade integrates advanced SSL VPN capabilities and encryption technology to protect against security threats as users remotely connect to the corporate network. As part of the solution, users can download the Check Point Mobile application for secure, one-touch access directly from mobile devices running on Apple, Android, Symbian and Windows PC platforms.
"With more users connecting remotely than ever before, mobile computing presents an ongoing security challenge for organisations that want to protect company data and resources, while providing employees with access to the network anytime, anywhere," commented Phil Thompson, Product Manager at SecureData for Check Point Software Technologies' products. "Their approach is to simplify mobile security for businesses and their employees. Users can go to the Apple application store and download the Check Point Mobile application, enter their login and password, and instantly gain secure access to their corporate data. It's as simple as downloading a game."
The new Mobile Access Software Blade provides users with an intuitive business portal that allows secure connectivity to their intranet, corporate e-mail and Web applications. With certificate-based authentication and smart user-device pairing, businesses can ensure each individual has access to their authorised applications, just as they would from their desktop. This comprehensive approach helps IT administrators centrally manage security policies and applications, while end-users benefit from fast, secure access with single sign-on authorisation.
"The CIOs we talk with struggle to keep up with all the devices their employees bring into the corporate network," continued Thompson. "With Check Point's new solution, we think you may see companies stop certifying individual devices themselves and deploy the Software Blade Architecture to eliminate the complexities of delivering security for mobile devices on their networks."
Check Point's Software Blade Architecture simplifies security for businesses by enabling customers to deploy the Mobile Access Software Blade, or any of the other 30 software blades, on their current security gateway in minutes. Organisations can leverage their existing infrastructure without requiring additional hardware or management.
Key features and benefits of the Mobile Access Software Blade include:
* A one-touch access to corporate e-mail, intranet and business applications.
* Strong authentication and device pairing with the end-user that protects mobile data and allows users to access pre-authorised mobile applications.
* Intuitive and customisable interface that offers users easy access to applications with a single-sign-on.
* Centralised management and provisioning that delivers ease of administration, policy configuration and reporting.
"As a leader in mobile data protection for over ten years, Check Point is committed to delivering innovative security solutions that enable users to embrace new devices and technologies to do business. We are giving service providers, enterprises and end-users the confidence that they can access mobile data simply and securely," concluded Thompson.
For further information, please contact Phil Thompson at tel. +27 11 790 2500; fax +27 11 790 2599; e-mail phillipt@securedata.co.za.
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Check Point Software Technologies
Check Point Software Technologies is the leader in securing the Internet. Check Point offers total security solutions featuring a unified gateway, single endpoint agent and single management architecture, customised to fit customers' dynamic business needs. This combination is unique and is a result of its leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets.
Check Point's pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture to protect business communications and resources, including corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market-leading endpoint and data security solutions with Check Point Endpoint Security products, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and identity theft. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100% of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organisations of all sizes.
SecureData
SecureData is a specialist, value-added distributor of perimeter, application, network, endpoint, storage and identity information security solutions and risk management solutions for the African sub-continent and Indian Ocean islands. A cross-section of the available solutions from SecureData illustrates wide coverage of the following information security and risk management domains: business continuity, security appliances and devices, hardware authentication, identity and access management, security and vulnerability management, secure content management, threat management and security services.
SecureData's information security and risk management solutions include best-of-breed solutions, devices and appliances for the perimeter, data centres, applications, network, endpoints, messaging and Web. In addition, as a value-add to vendor, channel and customer, SecureData also provides a full complement of support, pre-sales and professional services around the solutions positioned in each discrete security vertical.
For more information, visit SecureData at http://www.securedata.co.za.
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