SecureData Africa, part of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, the sole sub-Saharan distributor for Trend Micro, a long-time innovator in mobile security, today announced the first of many applications planned for the Android platform.
Trend Micro Mobile Security addresses the burgeoning need for protection against cyber-attacks on Android-powered mobile devices. The Android platform is the second largest mobile platform on the market today, with a growth rate of over 850%.
“Trend Micro Mobile Security for Android protects digital files and secures banking transactions on Android devices by identifying and stopping cybercriminals and online threats before they can attack,” commented Lee Bristow, Product Manager at SecureData for Trend Micro products. “Requiring little space and specifically built for Android devices, Trend Micro Mobile Security provides the protection and freedom consumers need to stay mobile.”
Key features of Mobile Security for Android include:
* Safe surfing;
* Parental controls;
* Download protection; and
* Call and text filtering.
“Backed by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network and Trend Micro's 20-year history of protecting customers from identity theft, data loss and other Web threats, Trend Micro Mobile Security users receive unique, real-time and instant browser protection wherever they take their Android mobile device,” continued Bristow. “Currently, Trend Micro is the only company that uses cloud-based security intelligence to protect Android devices from the latest threats.
“Custom filtering lists enable users to screen or block unwanted calls or messages, while Web reputation and parental controls make mobile surfing safer for everyone.
"Trend Micro has a proven track record of being a long-time leader in the mobile security market, from protecting Windows Mobile 2003 devices to its recent Trend Smart Surfing iPhone application," concluded Bristow. "With the Android platform's rapid growth, cybercriminals will be rushing to take advantage of these mobile devices anyway they can. Trend Micro Mobile Security highlights its continuing goal of protecting its customers anytime, on any device."
For further information, please contact Lee Bristow at tel. +27 11 790 2500; fax +27 11 790 2599; e-mail leeb@securedata.co.za.
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Trend Micro, a global leader in Internet content security, focuses on securing the exchange of digital information for businesses and consumers. A pioneer and industry vanguard, Trend Micro is advancing integrated threat management technology to protect operational continuity, personal information, and property from malware, spam, data leaks and the latest Web threats. Trend Micro's flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around the globe. Many of these solutions are powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, a next generation cloud-client content security infrastructure designed to protect customers from Web threats.
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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