DALLAS and ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 5,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* and IBM can deliver a
scalable mobile cloud solution to help protect corporate data and
apps. IBM and AT&T's new approach enables a workforce to be
productive without compromising security and the mobile user
experience.
"More employees are using mobile devices to be more productive.
At the same time, data and apps are moving to the cloud. The
changes are exciting, but security needs to be top-of-mind," said
Steve McGaw, chief marketing
officer, AT&T Business Solutions. "Trusted collaborators like
IBM are helping us better address changing business models.
Together we're giving options to deliver highly secure mobile
access to cloud apps and data."
The increasing use and value of mobile data has created a
challenge for CIOs looking to connect customers, partners and
employees across devices. The complexity of securing corporate data
in this environment is even tougher. Cybercriminals are
increasingly targeting mobile apps, Internet connections and
corporate networks. The AT&T Cybersecurity Insights report
states that our experts have seen a 62% increase in DDoS attacks
over the past 2 years.
IBM research found that nearly half of all companies allocate no
budget to securing the apps they develop. As threats evolve and
grow, how businesses deliver a secure user experience and mobile
access to apps must evolve as well.
The AT&T and IBM mobile cloud security solution will help
customers secure the device, connectivity and data. It gives
companies simple tools they can use to properly enable their
growing mobile workforce. The reference architecture includes:
- IBM MobileFirst Protect: helps organizations
manage and control mobile devices, apps and documents.
- AT&T NetBond®: provides a highly secure,
scalable network connection to IBM's Cloud infrastructure services,
SoftLayer.
- IBM Cloud: the SoftLayer infrastructure secures public
and private clouds for applications and data storage.
- AT&T Work Platform™: enables separate billing
of business and personal charges for voice, messaging and data use
on an employee's** personal handset.
"Balancing employees' need for convenience with security has
become a challenge for CISOs and CIOs across the world," said
Caleb Barlow, vice president, IBM
Security. "To help protect organizations, employees and data, IBM
Security and AT&T are delivering a tested and easy to deploy
set of complementary tools. We're giving enterprise mobile
device users stable, private access to data and apps in the
cloud."
Together we're providing mobile users with simple, consistent
and controlled cloud access. As a result, employees become more
productive and corporations reduce complexity and stay focused on
business.
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by
subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under
the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
**The paying organization is responsible for determining the
authorized users who are eligible for AT&T Work.
Authorized users may include employees and/or non-employees such as
contractors.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions
around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high
speed Internet and voice services. We're the world's largest
provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin
American countries. In the U.S., our wireless network offers the
nation's strongest LTE signal and the most reliable 4G LTE network.
We offer the best global wireless coverage*. And we help businesses
worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and secure
cloud solutions.
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Reliability and signal strength claims based on nationwide
carriers' LTE. Signal strength claim based ONLY on avg. LTE signal
strength. LTE not available everywhere.
*Global coverage claim based on offering discounted voice and
data roaming; LTE roaming; voice roaming; and world-capable
smartphone and tablets in more countries than any other U.S. based
carrier. Coverage not available in all areas
About IBM Security
IBM's security platform provides the security intelligence to help
organizations holistically protect their people, data, applications
and infrastructure. IBM offers solutions for identity and access
management, security information and event management, database
security, application development, risk management, endpoint
management, next-generation intrusion protection and more. IBM
operates one of the world's broadest security research and
development, and delivery organizations. For more information,
please visit www.ibm.com/security, follow @IBMSecurity on Twitter
or visit the IBM Security Intelligence blog.
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