2023 SC Awards Finalists: Best Mobile Security Solution

Lookout’s cloud-based Mobile Endpoint Security was designed to combat the growing issue of mobile phishing and secure mobile devices as hybrid work continues to expand. Lookout leverages machine intelligence from more than 210 million devices, 175 million apps, and 4 million URLs daily to protect users from phishing, app, device, and network threats while respecting user privacy. Lookout’s platform works on iOS, Android, and Chrome OS devices.The service features a lightweight app optimized for processor performance and battery life, securing both company-owned and employee-owned devices while preserving user privacy. Lookout promises frictionless integration with existing IT environments. The company’s Security Graph, with its extensive telemetry, allows for lightweight on-device protection against the latest mobile threats. The platform scales to secure hundreds of thousands of endpoints with cloud modules aligned to user specifications. Lookout Mobile Endpoint Security promises a cost-effective, simplified management experience for IT and security leaders, as well as a strong return on investment.

NowSecure’s mobile app security product was designed to help mobile developers and security teams deliver secure mobile apps quickly. The NowSecure Platform promises to mitigate risks with more than 600 automated tests, including static, dynamic, interactive, and API security for first-party mobile apps in DevSecOps pipelines and third-party mobile app supply chain risk assessments. The platform’s proprietary automated NowSecure Analysis Engine combines Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) and Interactive Security Testing (IAST) to offer full coverage of the mobile attack surface with very few false positives. NowSecure Platform integrates with leading DevSecOps tools, delivering continuous pen testing by NowSecure experts for maximum coverage. The NowSecure Platform helps organizations rapidly develop and deliver secure mobile apps, meeting evolving mobile business needs, while ensuring security and compliance.

OPSWAT’s MetaDefender Kiosk addresses the critical need for securing industrial processes and assets from threats carried by portable media, such as USBs, CD/DVDs, and diskettes. By leveraging OPSWAT’s patented MetaDefender Core technologies, it promises advanced threat prevention, multi-scanning with more than 30 antivirus engines, file-based vulnerability assessment, country of origin detection, deep content disarm and reconstruction, and proactive data loss prevention. MetaDefender Kiosk supports various compliance requirements, including NIST, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, NERC CIP, NEI 18-08, ISA/IEC, and ISO/IEC. The total cost of ownership depends on deployment type, and Kiosk can scale to fit any budget, strategy, or workflow. By offering comprehensive security features and improving operational efficiencies, MetaDefender Kiosk lets businesses focus on growth without worrying about security breaches from portable media. OPSWAT secures more than 90% of nuclear facilities in the U.S., and leaders in various critical industries rely on MetaDefender Kiosk to protect their operational technology environments.

RSA Mobile Lock addresses the growing concern for mobile device security, as highlighted by the 2022 Verizon Mobile Security Index, which reported a significant increase in mobile-related compromises. Deployed within the RSA Mobile Authenticator, RSA Mobile Lock scans for high-risk security threats on devices and restricts authentication to secured resources until the issue gets resolved, allowing IT to act swiftly and prevent risks while the security team investigates the threat. RSA Mobile Lock offers rapid threat response, reduced threat impact, and minimal effect on users, distinguishing itself from competitors such as mobile device management (MDM) solutions. RSA Mobile Lock, embedded in the RSA Mobile Authenticator, minimizes cost, service, and training requirements. As part of the ID Plus cloud and hybrid platform, it offers flexible licensing, self-service deployment, and early threat detection, ensuring a strong return on investment.

VMware’s cloud-based Workspace ONE Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) was designed to provide advanced security for corporate and employee smartphones, addressing the growing number of mobile compromises reported in recent years. MTD supports Android, iOS, and Chrome OS devices, protecting against web and content vulnerabilities, application-based threats, zero-day threats, and machine-in-the-middle attacks. VMware Workspace ONE MTD offers flexibility for employees to use their preferred mobile devices while maintaining security compliance. With an embedded threat SDK from Lookout, users don’t need to install and activate a separate security app.The service integrates with Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub, providing best-in-class mobile security powered by Lookout’s AI and behavioral insights. The total cost of ownership for Workspace ONE is flexible, with scalable licensing models and features for different user types. Updates to the software occur periodically, and the service leverages Lookout’s back-end AI to update its database of malicious content and threats.By integrating MTD with Workspace ONE UEM, IT teams can set conditions for auto-remediation and manage risk in real-time.