iOS Device Security

MobiControl offers several device security options ranging from password authentication, user interface lockdown (also known as "kiosk"), and the ability to configure the device to automatically react to security threats such as repeated failed login attempts, even if the device is out-of-contact or in an offline state. 

MobiControl Security Center dialog box

MobiControl's security provides powerful features for securing devices and mobile data, while maximizing usability and making security implementation easy, efficient and cost-effective. Salient features of MobiControl's security include:

• Over-the-Air (OTA) security policy distribution
• Policies can be assigned at the individual device, group or global level
• Security managed for both online (connected) and offline (disconnected) devices

To access MobiControl's Security Center, select the device or group of devices for which you want to configure security and then click Device, click Configure Devices, and click Security.

Authentication Policy

You can configure administrator passwords, and optionally, user passwords, to control access to the mobile device. The passwords are centrally managed via the Authentication tab. TThe option to set up enhanced user authentication is available. Please see the Authentication Security page for more information on configuring device-side user authentication.

Application Run Control Policy

Control application infrastructure so you can easily manage, secure, and improve application service across the extended network of your mobile devices. Anti-virus like functionality allows better memory management and tighter monitoring of unauthorized applications on the device. MobiControl's application control engine delivers scalability, availability, breakthrough application security, and a way to simplify the application infrastructure overall within the network of your mobile devices.Please see the iOS Application Run Control page for more information on configuring application run control.

Device Feature Control Policy

MobiControl provides various on-device feature controls including the capability to block various device communications and communication ports, similar to firewall functionality. Administrators can now disable Bluetooth, IR Beam, SD-card auto-execute, ActiveSync connection and other features including the phone and camera functionality available on the PDAs. Please see the Device Feature Control page for more information on configuring feature control on the devices.

Connection Security Policy

To protect the integrity of the corporate firewall and to secure communication and data flowing from the mobile devices to the server across public unsecured networks, MobiControl allows the use of SSL Mode for encrypting communication using SSL certificate-based communication security.Please see the iOS Connection Security page for more information on configuring Connection Security.