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Samsung taps Absolute Software for mobile security on Knox, Galaxy S4

April 3rd, 2013

Samsung has tapped Absolute Software to embed the corporate security solutions provider’s patented persistence technology onto its mobile devices — most notably onto the upcoming Galaxy S4 smartphone.

Headed for Samsung Knox when it debuts this year, Absolute boasted that Samsung’s mobile devices will then be the first worldwide to offer “constant, tamper-proof security connection for tracking, wiping, recovery and IT servicing” by including its endpoint security and management software.

For reference, Knox is Samsung’s mobile security platform for professional and personal accounts on enhanced versions of Android.

The Vancouver, B.C.-headquartered company described that in the case of this integration, Absolute’s Computrace management platform will provide a foundation for managing all governance, risk management and compliance activities while remotely securing all Samsung devices from a single cloud-based console.

Like many other cloud-based mobile security and management platforms, Samsung devices can then be remotely managed with access to the network turned on or off, depending on the use case.

If an potential threat occurs, Absolute’s investigation team can be enlisted to get law enforcement involved to help recover the device.

Source:http://www.zdnet.com/samsung-taps-absolute-software-for-mobile-security-on-knox-galaxy-s4-7000013412/

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Q Software to Launch Security Manager Express at Collaborate 13

March 29th, 2013

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Q Software Global, an Oracle Gold Partner and provider of security management and compliance solutions for JD Edwards users, will showcase Security Manager Express, the latest addition to its QSoftware for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne product family, at Collaborate 13 at the Colorado Convention Centre in Denver from April 7-11.

Security Manager Express is designed to help JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.x users who have an urgent need to lock down their systems quickly and cost-effectively, without incurring the overheads of designing a sophisticated security model.

“We recognize that the security needs and priorities of different types of businesses are very diverse, depending on many factors, such as company size and organizational structure,” says Mike Ward, Vice President of Q Software. “Security Manager Express satisfies the needs of those customers who require a highly automated, relatively low cost tool that enables them to implement reliable security very rapidly.”

Security Manager Express also enables customers to perform proactive Segregation of Duties (SoD) and Multiple Role conflict checks before they deploy the live security, safeguarding against the danger of unwittingly creating security loopholes that could leave them vulnerable to fraud.

Live demonstrations of the new product will be available at Booth # 642 at Collaborate 13.

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About the QSoftware for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Product Family
Security Manager Express is the latest addition to the product family, which also includes Security Manager Pro, designed to cut security implementation and management costs for larger, more complex organizations; Audit Manager, a reporting tool that expedites the process of collating evidence for auditors and allows users to investigate vulnerabilities such as Segregation of Duties violations; and Insight Reporting for QSoftware, a powerful, flexible compliance reporting tool.

Source:http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1156415

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Samsung amps up business push with Knox security software

February 25th, 2013

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Samsung Electronics is getting serious about attacking the business world.

The South Korean consumer electronics giant unveiled Knox, an additional layer of security software that will run as part of its SAFE (Samsung for Enterprise) initiative. Samsung is considering embedding Knox into Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, YH Lee, executive vice president of Samsung Mobile, told CNET.

Samsung considers the business world to be its next avenue of growth, and has already positioned its ads to emphasize the security and enterprise-ready aspects of its products. In doing so, Samsung is going after a business long dominated by BlackBerry, and which Apple has made tremendous strides in over the last few years.

SAFE is a program that Samsung has been quietly pushing for the last year or so, but the company has been steadily getting louder. Its “Unicorn Apocalypse” series of ads paint BlackBerrys as old and stodgy, and the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 as fully capable of handling the more rigorous demands of the business world.

Knox allows for a “container” system that separates personal and corporate data, and can also be used on applications. It also includes AES 256-bit encryption, the ability to create a virtual private network connection through a single app, improves the mobile device management controls, and works with hundreds of current IT policies.

Samsung said a Knox-enabled device is ready to work in government agencies, including ones in the defense department, and meet their security requirements. The software will be native to the operating system, and Samsung said it address all major security gaps in Android.

Samsung aims to hit BlackBerry where it hurts
Other companies, notably BlackBerry, have staked their own reputation on their ability to protect critical government and corporate secrets. The new Blackberry 10 also offers the ability to split corporate and personal profiles in a system called BlackBerry Balance.

BlackBerry, for its part, doesn’t feel threatened.

“Whatever any of our competitors announce, one thing won’t change. The most secure mobile computing solution is a BlackBerry device running on a BlackBerry platform.” said David J. Smith, executive vice president of mobile computing for the company.

BlackBerry touted the 3,500 North American businesses and government agencies evaluating BlackBerry 10, more than double the number from a month ago.
But Samsung believes it has a strong offering of its own, and may be able to nab some of BlackBerry’s core customers.

“Our offering is very competitive,” Lee said.

Source:http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57570979-78/samsung-amps-up-business-push-with-knox-security-software/