AT&T Adds Skycure Mobile Security to Biz Portfolio

AT&T has signed up to resell the Skycure Mobile Threat Defense Platform.

Skycure will be added to the company’s mobile offering to help protect personal and business data on the millions of devices of AT&T business customers.

Skycure Mobile Threat Defense is a cloud-based threat identification and mitigation approach that includes device, server, and crowd sourcing analysis. Skycure conducts tens of millions of network and application security tests on a monthly basis. By leveraging both the malicious and legitimate behavior of the services, apps, and networks touched by each device, Skycure can deduce where attacks will likely happen next.

According to a recent report from a 2016 survey of IT Security professionals on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), one in five organizations has suffered a mobile security breach, primarily driven by malware and malicious Wi-Fi. The same study reported that 24 percent of organizations confirmed their mobile devices have connected to malicious Wi-Fi networks. Even worse, 48 percent were unsure if there have been mobile security incidents.

With at least one device in every large organization likely infected with malware, and one-third of executives experiencing network attacks, most enterprises are looking for a strong defense system against mobile threats.

“Our customers are looking for solutions to detect active threats on mobile devices whether it’s malware, network threats, or application vulnerability exploits. With the help of our foundry, we founded Skycure, a proven innovator in this space,” said Jason Porter, vice president, Security Solutions, AT&T.  “We are excited to team with them to offer customers the tools to effectively manage and better secure their mobile devices.”

AT&T business customers will have the option of purchasing Skycure on its own, or fully integrated with AirWatch or MobileIron EMM solutions, adding active threat defense for comprehensive enterprise mobile security.


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