McAfee unveils new mobile security tools

McAfee has added a number of new features and introduced new versions of its tools to protect and secure your mobile devices.

By Tony Bradley, PC World | Security, McAfee, Mobile Security

McAfee says that EMM 10 includes expanded data security, including email "sandboxing" for iOS to prevent corporate email from being forwarded from a personal email box, and blocks iCloud to prevent proprietary data from being moved to a user's personal iCloud account.

The enhanced application security provides application blacklisting for both Android and iOS devices. The admin can define a set of apps and block access to them, and block untrusted SSL certificates to prevent smartphones from visiting potentially malicious websites.

McAfee also revealed a new version of McAfee VirusScan Mobile Security for Enterprise to provide antimalware protection for Android devices.

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