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ForeScout Teams with SAP to Secure BYOD and Complete Enterprise Mobility
October 2013 by Marc Jacob
ForeScout Technologies, Inc. announced interoperability between ForeScout CounterACT™ network security and SAP Afaria mobile device management (MDM) platforms. The combination enables companies to accelerate and fortify the provisioning, administration and security of corporate and personal mobile devices, applications and data in the enterprise.
Together, ForeScout CounterACT and SAP Afaria offer enterprises the means to:
· See and detect all unmanaged, corporate and personal mobile devices, such as iPads, iPhones and Androids and other devices attempting to connect to the corporate network via Wi-Fi or over-the-air
· Readily apply security policy based on user, role and device in order to automatically limit access, manage as guest or enrol in SAP Afaria MDM
· Trigger SAP Afaria to profile check managed devices upon network resource request to detect jail-broken, rooted and non-compliant handhelds and to restrict access until the device adheres to policy
· Fortify a range of user, device, application and data policies though network-enforced controls, such as password strength, configuration, application use, encryption and data protection
· Provide powerful compliance rules engines at the device and network level, that support on-demand and automated responses such as reconfigure, remote wipe and network reassignment
· Provide unified visibility and reporting for all mobile endpoint devices including PCs, smartphones, tablets and laptops through the ForeScout CounterACT platform
The integration between ForeScout CounterACT and SAP Afaria MDM is provided via the ForeScout MDM Integration Module, which is an add-on to ForeScout CounterACT, the company’s award-winning network security solution. ForeScout CounterACT is a real-time security solution that delivers complete visibility and automated control for all devices, users, systems and applications attempting to connect to or on an enterprise network - wired or wireless, managed or unmanaged, PC, VM, embedded or mobile.
