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Sophos Mobile 8 launched in bid to tackle malware
“ Mobile devices continue to be the fastest growing malware target ,” said Dan Schiappa , Senior Vicepresident and General Manager of Products at Sophos . “ Personal and IoT devices on the network represent a significant threat to corporate security due to management and discovery issues . ophos has unveiled the
S latest version of its Unified
Endpoint Management ( UEM ) and mobile security solution . The Sophos Mobile 8 lets administrators manage and secure corporate-owned and personal Mac , Windows and mobile endpoints in the cloud-based Sophos Central management platform to deliver a simpler management strategy for businesses of any size . This unified approach to endpoint management ensures consistent security policies and secure access to resources regardless of an employee ’ s choice of device . Sophos Mobile 8 adds a range of management features like MacOS management and configuration , Windows 10 application management , and extended Android and iOS management functionality .
“ With Sophos Mobile 8 , IT admins in any size of business can manage and secure all their MacOS , Windows and mobile endpoints from a single management platform .
“ This streamlined approach to security management helps both administrators and users save time and effort , improving productivity across the business .
“ Our Unified Endpoint Management solution can protect user productivity within a secure operating environment .”
MIMECAST COMMITS TO GDPR COMPLIANCE FOR CUSTOMERS
imecast Limited , a leading
M email and data security company , has announced its commitment to helping customers comply with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), a new European privacy regulation due to take effect on May 25 this year . As part of this commitment , Mimecast recently announced that Marc French has joined the leadership team as the company ’ s Chief Trust Officer and Data Protection Officer ( DPO ), driving the company ’ s efforts to support GDPR .
Mimecast provides additional GDPRrelated assurances in its contracts with impacted customers who have personal data of EU residents . The regulations impact all companies that deal with European data .
The added controls that GDPR gives to individuals over how their personal data is used impacts organisations globally , as it imposes new obligations on companies and government agencies that market , track , or handle the personal data of EU residents . Organisations must have appropriate technology and processes in place to help secure the data and manage live and archived copies meticulously . Hefty penalties can be levied against those organisations that don ’ t comply .
Mimecast is committed to GDPR compliance across its solutions and products when enforcement of the law comes into effect . Mimecast ’ s portfolio of robust , cloud-based , cyber-resilience services for email can help its customers with strategies for GDPR compliance .
Marc French , Senior Vice President and Chief Trust Officer at Mimecast www . intelligentciso . com | Issue 01
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