• CT Secure Smartphone is designed to be used in wireless networks—meaning that it accounts for limited network resources, unstable connections and smartphones' restricted memory and processing power.
     

A holistic solution for smartphone security

Today, many organizations recognize the business case for providing their employees with mobile access to IT systems. But very often they’re not prepared to manage security challenges introduced with mobility. Smartphones that have capabilities of computers must be managed to comply with the same security policies. At the same time, integration of software clients from various suppliers is much more challenging on a smartphone than on a PC.

Columbitech offers a holistic solution that specifically addresses key issues when it comes to enabling security without compromising on simplicity and usability.

Authentication—access control
When using PCs, we’re used to entering our user names and passwords after a certain idle time. To prevent unauthorized usage of a smartphone, a similar approach must be enforced. The solution makes it possible to require a password (PIN) to be entered after a configurable idle time. After a certain number of attempts with wrong passwords (PINs), the information stored in the smartphone will be erased.

Personal firewall
Think of it this way: a firewall is to a smartphone what a security system is to a home. A firewall, like a security system, only allows specified traffic through specified doors (ports). Because smartphones are connected to a corporate network, they could be used as a back door into corporate systems, so a personal firewall is needed—just like it is for laptops with remote access capabilities.

Information security policy enforcement
With the amount of removable memory available in smartphones, up to 4GB of data could be easily removed and potentially lost. Columbitech’s proposition includes functions for controlling (1) types of information that users are authorized to store on removable memory and (2) types of information that users may store if the information is encrypted.

Mobile virtual private networks (VPNs)
Conventional remote-access VPNs enable secure access from stationary laptops, but this access often disappoints mobile users who require on-the-go access from handheld devices.

Columbitech’s mobile VPN is designed to be used in wireless networks in which network resources are limited and connections are unstable. To achieve satisfactory performance, the design accounts for a smartphone’s restricted memory and processing power, sophisticated data compression, efficient use of processing power, and battery management.

The combined behavior of the VPN client and the personal firewall is centrally managed and could, e.g., include various policies for traditional data applications such as e-mail and voice.

For more information, download CT Secure Smartphone Product Sheet (pdf)

  
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