Fortinet, a maker of high-performance cyber security solutions has announced a new FortiGuard mobile security subscription service to help enterprises protect mobile devices from cyber threats, particularly in business environments where a bring your own device (BYOD) policy has been adopted.
The new service includes mobile application control and mobile malware protection across both Apple IOS and Android environments.
“IT infrastructure is evolving constantly with BYOD, cloud, SDN, hybrid WAN and secure WLAN, making the enterprise more flexible, yet at the same time exposing new points of entry for the malicious attacks,” said John Maddison, VP, marketing products, Fortinet. “Our new mobile application control and mobile malware protection service integrated into the network, and particularly WLAN, provide enterprises globally with the visibility and control they need over mobile devices to protect their corporate assets, especially in BYOD environments.”
Fortinet recently announced an agreement to acquire Meru Networks, a leader in intelligent Wi-Fi networking. The combination of the Meru acquisition with today’s FortiGuard Mobile Security services launch strengthens Fortinet’s solutions platform and reinforces its commitment to helping enterprises of all sizes deploy, manage and secure wireless networks in a mobile era.
