Blue Coat Mobile Device Security Service

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Blue Coat Systems, Inc. introduced the Blue Coat Mobile Device Security (MDS) service:

The Blue Coat MDS service operates at the network level, versus the device level, to extend the same protection and control that is available in corporate headquarters to mobile devices in any location. This approach allows businesses to embrace mobile devices in the corporate environment by delivering three key features:

- Advanced Defenses: The Blue Coat MDS service is powered by WebPulse and the industry’s only Negative Day Defense to protect against device agnostic threats that indiscriminately target users on laptops, desktops, smartphones and tablets.

- Granular Application and Operation Controls: Unlike mobile device-level solutions that simply block entire mobile applications and offer no control over mobile browser applications, the MDS service provides granular application and operational controls across both types of applications – native mobile and mobile browser. These granular controls allow businesses to set flexible IT policies that prevent inadvertent data loss and ensure consistent enforcement across the extended environment, closing the application security gap.

- Contextual Policies: To balance the demand for network access from employees with the security needs of the business, the MDS service supports a robust policy framework that intelligently applies policies based on user, device, location and content. This flexibility allows businesses to create policies that can accommodate both personal and business usage without compromising security.

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