Best-of-Breed Solution Replaces Existing Unified Security Solution
McLean, VA, – January 28, 2008 – Trust Digital, the leading mobile security management provider, today announced the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) has selected its Smartphone Security Management Software to comply with the Office of Management & Budget's (OMB) security regulations which mandate protection of sensitive data stored on FHFB mobile devices. FHFB regulates the twelve Federal Home Loan Banks who supply local lenders with funds used to finance loans for home mortgages. Because of was critical to have a secure mobile strategy following the OMB guidance.
As part of its migration from Blackberry to Windows Mobile, FHFB had initially deployed a single-vendor solution to secure both laptops and smartphones. On paper, this unified approach seemed reasonable; however, FHFB quickly found the single-source solution better suited for laptops than smartphones. During the first four months of use, smartphone users with heavy email usage experienced significant reduction in battery life, interruption in email delivery and consistent system lock issues.
To resolve these issues, FHFB opted for Trust Digital’s Smartphone Security Management Software, with immediate improved results. Deployment took days versus weeks, and all of the data leaving FHFB's network was fully encrypted. Importantly, the Trust Digital security software went seemingly undetected by FHFB's smartphone users; other then having to enter a pin upon smartphone power-on, users did not see any degradation in device behavior or performance after the Trust Digital software was loaded.
COMMENTARY
"Security issues keep IT departments awake at night and I don't
want to find out one of my devices walked out the door leaking critical
information," said Vernon Monday, head of network operations
for the FHFB. "With Trust Digital we can ensure compliance with
the OMB mandates and keep our smartphone users happy. Now I know
that if a mobile device goes missing, it will be fully encrypted
and our information will stay safe."
"Agencies are faced with new compliance guidelines to bolster
security across a distributed workforce," said Dan Dearing,
vice president of marketing for Trust Digital. "Smartphone users
rely heavily on their devices to stay connected, so their tolerance
for problems is very low. Successful compliance with security mandates
requires that the initial implementation, and ongoing updates of
mobile security, must be seamless to the end user and as easy as
a few clicks for the IT department to deploy."
RESOURCES
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- See the complete list of smartphones supported by Trust Digital
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- Secure your phone today
About Trust Digital
Trust Digital is the leading provider of smartphone security management
software for securing enterprise data that resides at the edge
of the network where smartphones and PDAs have access to corporate
information. By implementing Trust Digital's policy-based software
solution, corporations eliminate the regulatory and financial risks
associated with the accidental or malicious disclosure of data.
Recipient of the 2007 SC Magazine Award for Best Mobile Device
Security Solution, Trust Digital’s customer base includes Government
and Global 2000 organizations. For more information, please
visit our website, www.trustdigital.com.
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SHIFT Communications for Trust Digital
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