Bell Micro Enhances Mobile Computing Security Services with the BackStopp instant Destroyer
By Dean • Feb 13th, 2009 • Category: Mobile Computer NewsBell Micro’s security division has partnered with the company Virtuity to support the sales of the BackStopp mobile computing software and services. The agreement signed between these two is exclusively for the UK.
According to Bell Micro this partnership will make the company to serve better to their customers. It will be able to deliver higher level security to prevent data theft on mobile computing devices. Now, if a BackStopp protected device is reported stolen or lost by its users the Virtuity will immediately locate the device and then delete all the ‘at risk’ data within 180 seconds. This will prevent the intruder from accessing the sensitive data on the stolen mobile device and is more dramatic than most security software like the ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Internet Security software, for instance. After the mobile security protocols get activated, the BackStopp will generate a detailed report of the data accessed (if any). It will also confirm the Virtuity hosting centre about data deletion. If the stolen mobile device features an integrated web cam then the application will also photograph the malicious user.
Steve Browell, General Manager, Security Division at Bell Micro said, “If the national press taught us just one thing last year, it would be the importance of securing data on the move. Protecting data and bringing in encryption for data at rest and in transit, whether on PDA or especially on laptops is a driving need in modern business.”
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