Technology giant IBM announced a slate of initiatives to extend
security to the growing number of mobile and instrumented devices
beyond an organization’s four walls, such as smartphones, ATMs,
retail kiosks, traffic systems, meters, buildings and sensors. The
company also unveiled research projects, software, and services
partnerships to help organizations better manage the security of their
interconnected and intelligent infrastructures.
Tivoli Endpoint Manager integrates the assets acquired with BigFix into
the IBM portfolio. The software extends IBM’s capabilities to manage
the security and compliance of servers, desktops, roaming laptops, and
point-of-sale devices, such as ATMs and self-service kiosks. The
software combines endpoint and security management into a single
solution and enables organizations to see and manage physical and
virtual endpoints.
“From electrical grids to mobile devices, transportation systems and
buildings, the proliferation of these intelligent systems is creating
new security loopholes that businesses need to address,” said Steve
Robinson, general manager of IBM Security Solutions. “On today’s
smarter planet, everything is an endpoint, and must be managed and
secured like any other critical business asset.”
IBM researchers and developers are also prototyping new technologies to
manage security and compliance challenges involving mobile smart
phones, such as Google Android-based devices. Using a single management
platform, organizations will be able to extend management across any
mobile device on their network. The company said with the ability to
install in minutes, customers would be able to remotely set policies,
monitor employee devices to identify potential data compromise and wipe
data off the devices if they are lost or stolen.
For more, read the eWeek article: IBM Expands Security Services with Endpoint Management Software.
