Palo Alto Networks has new version of GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager

Palo Alto Networks, an enterprise security provider, has updated its GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager. This version offers new capabilities for protecting enterprise data that resides on mobile devices.

Early enterprise adopters of the bring your own device (BYOD) trend have relied on technologies like mobile device management, mobile application management, or enterprise mobile management to address their device management needs, but Palo Alto Networks says these fall short of delivering a practical solution for BYOD. 

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect is a mobile security offering that blends device management and network security technologies into a single integrated product to manage the device, protect the device, and control the movement of data.

“GlobalProtect lets our customers manage the often conflicting goals of enabling the use of mobile devices, keeping the network protected from malware and unauthorised data access, and respecting the users’ privacy. Most important, GlobalProtect allows enterprises to retain the productivity benefits of the native mobile app experience while extending our next-generation firewall and global threat intelligence capabilities from the network core to the endpoint device,” said Lee Klarich, Senior Vice-President of product management, Palo Alto Networks

GlobalProtect Mobile Security Manager can now:

· Set up enterprise application stores to push approved business applications to mobile devices through the Apple App Store, Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP), and Google Play; this helps improve enterprise security by providing policy-based controls to ensure users are only downloading those applications approved by the organisation.

· Isolate business data from personal data and prevent data movement between managed business applications and personal applications.

· Selectively wipe managed applications, accounts, and data without affecting the user’s personal content.

Together, these enhancements provide the intelligence on mobile applications and threats to protect sensitive business applications and data on the user’s mobile device.