09 April 2019

Security is at risk in six out of 10 companies because they cannot check when their employees connect mobile devices to third-party networks. And nearly 50pc of mobile workers spend most of their working hours logged on to public Wi-Fi and carrier networks with iOS, Android and Windows mobile devices.

More than half of companies surveyed did not require users to connect to a corporate network through a secure VPN. Quoting these survey figures, NetMotion Software has added an “aware” feature to its Mobility software as well as new visual dashboards to its Mobile IQ product.

This, it says, will secure and manage mobile worker access to web applications and domains across any network.

For example, if a user roams to an unsecure Wi-Fi network, dynamic web filters can automatically enable encryption or block web application and domain access to protect the user and prevent security risks.

The main features in the “aware” release include dynamic web filtering which, says NetMotion, provides awareness and controls access to unsanctioned domains and websites, ensuring worker security and productivity; full visibility into the web resources accessed by users, devices and applications; enforcement of security and compliance policies for any network; and biometric authentication enhancements including facial recognition for increased user and device security.

NetMotion says the new visual dashboards in Mobile IQ give unique visibility and security control over the web resources being accessed by users, including the devices and applications.