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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:24:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft has integrated third-party mobile threat defense (MTD) software with its Intune unified endpoint management<\/a> (UEM) platform, enabling corporate systems to detect when an employee’s unenrolled, smartphone or tablet has an app potentially infected by malware.<\/p>\n The new Intune capability is particularly useful for companies with bring-your-own device (BYOD) policies in that it can block access to enterprise systems on devices flagged by the MTD software.<\/p>\n The mobile threat detection feature on Intune will initially allow it to work with software from Lookout for Work<\/a>, Better Mobile<\/a> and Zimperium<\/a>. “In future, we expect other partners to add support for this integration,” Microsoft said\u00a0via a Monday blog<\/a>\u00a0post released during its Ignite conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Intune setup page for mobile threat detection<\/p>\n “By blocking compromised mobile devices from [the] ability to access corporate resources like Exchange and SharePoint, this information helps organizations protect the modern workplace against device-based attacks,” Microsoft said. “In the past, this capability required end users to enroll their devices with Intune for mobile device management (MDM).”<\/p>\n The new MTD capability is integrated into the MDM client itself so IT shops won’t have to enroll users separately \u2013 they can be provisioned provision together; that makes BYOD enrollment simpler, according to Nick McQuire, vice president and head of enterprise research at CCS Insight.<\/p>\n Advertisement <\/p>\n The Intune update, McQuire said, is about enabling mobile application management (MAM) features for BYOD corporate programs, which typically require companies to purchase more than one software license.<\/p>\n MTD set up page<\/p>\n Microsoft’s strategy is to enter the mobile threat defense marketplace \u2013 first, through integration deals with third-party MTD providers \u2013 and later possibly by creating its own solution or by acquiring a competitor, McQuire said.<\/p>\n IT shops often struggle to find a good MTD product in a relatively nascent marketplace.<\/p>\n “Ultimately, customers don’t want to run two different agents on a device and pay separately for mobile threat defense. This is a good step for Microsoft. I think it’s a sign Microsoft will go harder into this arena,” McQuire said.<\/p>\n Microsoft already offers threat defense software for enterprise PCs and laptops via its Microsoft Defender<\/a> firewall, so it’s a natural evolution to begin offering it for iOS and Android mobile devices.<\/p>\n “Currently, there’s no clear winner in the MTD space, so it makes sense for Microsoft to maintain its neutrality. Ultimately, Microsoft will need that capability across all end-points and not just in the PC environment.”<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/category\/security\/index.rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 12:24:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft has integrated third-party mobile threat defense (MTD) software with its Intune unified endpoint management<\/a> (UEM) platform, enabling corporate systems to detect when an employee’s unenrolled, smartphone or tablet has an app potentially infected by malware.<\/p>\n The new Intune capability is particularly useful for companies with bring-your-own device (BYOD) policies in that it can block access to enterprise systems on devices flagged by the MTD software.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n