Appthority & Google Deliver Mobile Threat Intelligence to Enterprises

PRESS RELEASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – January 30, 2018 – Appthority, the global leader in enterprise mobile threat protection, today announced the product of close collaboration with Google to offer seamless integration of its mobile threat defense solution and managed Google Play. The new integrated solution enables enterprises to use Appthority Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) to easily ensure compliance with security, privacy and regulatory policies for apps deployed through managed Google Play on Android.

Enterprises can now set policy and enable Appthority MTP to automatically scan apps in managed Google Play to ensure those apps meet their compliance criteria. For example, the solution includes features to test for data leakage threats or vulnerabilities and privacy risks that might endanger compliance with the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other regulations.

Businesses can now make smarter decisions about which apps to offer employees and safely and efficiently whitelist apps from managed Google Play for employee use on Android, including in BYOD deployments that use Android work profiles.

Appthority MTP brings the benefits of automation and proactive risk management to security teams setting and enforcing policies for their Android fleets. With the integration, businesses can automate the app vetting process directly in the tools used to configure managed Google Play, eliminating long bottlenecks and costly manual app security testing and approval.

The integration gives companies granular abilities to write policies and specifically define the types of app threats they want to scan for before apps are approved for employee use. Companies write their policies once and, from that point forward, Appthority automatically monitors every app in their managed Google Play deployment and ensures that the apps available to employees comply with company requirements. Using Google's powerful recommendation engine, Appthority MTP can even suggest other apps for employee use that meet the company's security criteria.

"We're thrilled to collaborate with Google and integrate managed Google Play with the threat intelligence from our mobile threat defense solution" said Domingo Guerra, president and co-founder of Appthority. "Google has put a tremendous amount of thought and energy into making the Android Platform secure and enterprise friendly, while always protecting user privacy. Enterprises now can have additional peace of mind, knowing that the apps their employees use for work meet their company's security and compliance criteria."

Enterprises will also be able to test their internally developed apps for vulnerabilities and threats. This is critical because many companies use third-party libraries and SDKs in their own apps which can inadvertently introduce vulnerabilities that put corporate data and employee privacy at risk and may cause them to run afoul of compliance regulations.

About Appthority

Appthority is a pioneer in enterprise mobile security and the leader in the Mobile Threat Defense category. The comprehensive Appthority Mobile Threat Protection (MTP) solution helps customers keep their data private and secure from mobile device, app and network threats. More Fortune 1000 companies trust Appthority to secure their enterprises from mobile threats because Appthority delivers best-in-class mobile threat protection and unparalleled enterprise visibility and control of mobile risks. With Appthority, security teams are informed, employees are productive, and enterprise data is kept private and secure. Learn more at www.appthority.com.