05 Oct 2017

MobileIron and Zimperium to provide real-time cyberthreat detection and remediation

MobileIron, a security provider for multi-cloud enterprise, and Zimperium, an enterprise mobile threat defence (MTD) company have announced that MobileIron will integrate Zimperium’s machine learning-based threat detection with MobileIron’s security and compliance engine and sell the combined solution.

This integration will address what the two companies claim is one of the most significant mobile security gaps faced by enterprises: the ability to detect device, network, and application threats and immediately take automated actions to protect enterprise data.

Despite the rise of high-profile mobile attacks such as Broadpwn and BlueBorne, MobileIron’s Mobile Security and Risk Review found that less than five per cent of enterprises around the world have implemented anti-malware solutions. However, enterprise interest is growing.

“Mobile attacks are growing at a rate of more than 100 per cent over the last two years and we’ve seen a corresponding rise in IT department interest in mobile security and mobile threat defence in particular,” said Nicholas McQuire, vice president enterprise research at CCS Insight.

“According to our latest 2017 Workplace Technology Survey fielded in August, more than 35 per cent of IT decision makers now list device security, malware and threat protection as the biggest priorities for investment in enterprise mobility and security in 2017. In our view, the integration of EMM and MTD is crucial in addressing customer needs today and is also an important area of innovation for leading technology suppliers in the future.”