AdaptiveMobile - Trusted Network Protection

Network Protection Solutions

The growth of mobile data usage and increasing device sophistication brings with it the threat of exploitation of network resources, operator revenues, and subscriber trust. Over the last few years as the mobile device has become a real target for mobile abuse, the industry has witnessed a variety of approaches to addressing these challenges; from adopting security models more familiar to the fixed line internet, such as traditional email and web filtering, through to handset “client” based security where individuals and enterprises are expected to take responsibility for the security and protection of their own device.

At AdaptiveMobile we have seen that a “piecemeal” approach to security is not sufficient when dealing with the increasingly sophisticated threats targeting the mobile device. Simply protecting your email traffic or inbound SMS traffic is not adequate when the threats span all services; increasingly sophisticated “compound threats”. Nor is it beneficial for a carrier to place the responsibility for handset security entirely in the hands of the consumer or enterprise. The challenges associated with keeping multiple handsets, regularly upgraded, up-to- date with the latest security software are obvious. Not only does this put the consumer and enterprise themselves at risk, it also has a serious impact on an operator’s network as infected devices seek to exploit the connectivity and payment mechanisms available to them.

AdaptiveMobile’s Network Protection Solutions provide a consistent policy-based view of user behaviour across all services including SMS, MMS, Email, Voice and Web, allowing operators to identify new exploits; whether these are mobile viruses, denial of service attacks, spam or fraudulent phishing attacks, and respond rapidly to protect their network assets, subscriber privacy and subscriber credit.

The Compound Threat