MobileIron announces launch of
mobile-centric zero trust platform
enterprise-grade security solution,” said
Simon Biddiscombe, CEO, Mobileiron.
“We are delivering that solution – making
the mobile device your ID and access
to the enterprise. And we didn’t stop
there. We are eliminating passwords
for any device, whether managed or
unmanaged, because we think single
sign-on is one sign-on too many.”
A passwordless enterprise has been
an unfulfilled promise for years. In fact,
according to an April 2019 IDG survey
of security decision makers, 86% would
do away with passwords if they could.
The same survey found that nearly nine
out of 10 security leaders believe that, in
the near future, mobile devices will serve
as the digital ID to access enterprise
services and data.
obileIron has announced the
introduction of its mobile-
centric, zero trust security
platform. MobileIron’s mobile-centric
strategy allows for continuous
enforcement and protection of data,
both on the device and on the network,
with comprehensive correlation between
the critical signals for zero trust: user,
device, apps, networks and threats.
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This makes the world’s most ubiquitous
product – the mobile device – your ID
and secure access to the enterprise.
This platform goes beyond identity
management and gateway approaches
by utilising a more comprehensive set of
attributes before granting access.
With mobile devices as your ID,
organisations replace the password with
a secure and frictionless alternative,
ushering in a new era of user
authentication. MobileIron is introducing
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a revolutionary zero sign-on experience
built on the company’s leading unified
endpoint management (UEM) platform
and powered by the MobileIron Access
solution. Zero sign-on completely
eliminates passwords as the method
for user authentication, replacing single
sign-on, which still requires at least one
username and password.
MobileIron paved the way for a zero
sign-on enterprise with its Access
product in 2017, which enabled zero
sign-on to cloud services on managed
devices. The latest announcement
extends this capability, making
passwordless access to cloud services
available from any device, managed or
unmanaged, using the mobile device as
the user’s secure ID.
“Mobile is the centre of our universe,
both personally and professionally. With
that comes a need for a mobile-centric
The MobileIron security platform is built
on the foundation of award-winning
and industry-leading unified endpoint
management (UEM) capabilities
with additional zero trust-enabling
technologies, including zero sign-on
(ZSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA)
and mobile threat defence (MTD).
Together, they enable a seamless,
secure user experience by ensuring
only authorised users, devices, apps
and services can access business
resources. MobileIron’s vision is to
revolutionise enterprise authentication
with a mobile ID and zero sign-on
experience from any device, any OS, any
location, to any service.
Turning vision into reality, MobileIron’s
zero sign-on for unmanaged devices
will be available in June 2019 on iOS
devices. These capabilities will extend to
Android devices later this year. u
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