MobileIron Announces Availability of Zero Sign-On Technology for Seamless, Secure Authentication to Enterprise Cloud Services
July 16 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Revolutionary zero sign-on experience
eliminates passwords, making mobile devices the primary
authentication to the enterprise
MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the company that introduced the
industry’s first mobile-centric, zero trust platform for the
enterprise, today announced the availability of zero sign-on
technology for secure and passwordless authentication to enterprise
cloud services from desktops. Users can now log into
software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, such as Office 365 and
Salesforce, from any laptop or desktop using their secured iPhone
as their identity – eliminating the need for passwords
entirely.
A zero password experience is critical as a recent IDG report
revealed that enterprise users and security professionals alike are
frustrated by the inefficiency and lax security of passwords for
user authentication. Ninety percent of security professionals
reported to have seen unauthorized access attempts because of
stolen credentials, while 60 percent of employees claimed to feel
disrupted, irritated and frustrated by passwords. Security leaders
also estimated that they could reduce their risk of breach by
almost half (43%) simply by eliminating passwords. And almost every
security leader (86%) said they would eliminate passwords if they
could.
Zero sign-on eliminates passwords as the method for user
authentication, replacing single sign-on, which still requires at
least one username and password. MobileIron’s revolutionary zero
sign-on experience is built on the company’s leading unified
endpoint management (UEM) platform and powered by the MobileIron
Access solution. MobileIron’s platform allows for policy
enforcement and data protection, both on the device and on the
network, with comprehensive correlation between the critical
signals for zero trust: user, device, apps, networks, and
threats.
“Passwords have remained one of the biggest security risks and
continue to be one of the top causes of enterprise data breaches,”
said Simon Biddiscombe, CEO, MobileIron. “That’s why MobileIron is
ushering in a new era of user authentication with zero password
access to business services. Making the world’s most ubiquitous
product – the mobile device – your digital ID and secure access to
the enterprise provides the best user experience and significantly
reduces the risk of data breaches. It’s a win-win situation for
both employees and security leaders.”
A recent EMA research report confirmed that enabling mobile
device authentication with biometric-based access bridges the gap
between high security and low friction, creating a “best of both
worlds” scenario. And Gartner recently identified passwordless
authentication as a top emerging security and risk management trend
for 2019, noting,“passwordless authentication,…, is starting to
achieve real market traction.” (Gartner Press Release, “Gartner
Identifies the Top Seven Security and Risk Management Trends for
2019”, March 5, 2019.)
MobileIron first paved the way for a zero sign-on enterprise
with its Access product in 2017, which enabled zero sign-on to
cloud services on managed devices. MobileIron is now extending this
capability by making passwordless access to cloud services
available from any iOS device, managed or unmanaged, using the
mobile device as the user’s secure ID. Support for Android will be
available soon.
About MobileIron
MobileIron is redefining enterprise security with the industry’s
first mobile-centric, zero trust platform built on the foundation
of unified endpoint management (UEM) to secure access and protect
data across the perimeter-less enterprise. Zero trust assumes that
bad actors are already in the network and secure access is
determined by a “never trust, always verify” approach. MobileIron
goes beyond identity management and gateway approaches by utilizing
a more comprehensive set of attributes before granting access. A
mobile-centric, zero trust approach validates the device,
establishes user context, checks app authorization, verifies the
network, and detects and remediates threats before granting secure
access to a device or user.
The MobileIron security platform is built on the foundation of
award-winning and industry-leading unified endpoint management
(UEM) capabilities with additional zero trust-enabling
technologies, including zero sign-on (ZSO), multi-factor
authentication (MFA), and mobile threat defense (MTD). Over 17,000
customers, including the world’s largest financial institutions,
intelligence agencies, and other highly regulated companies rely on
MobileIron to enable a seamless and secure user experience by
ensuring only authorized users, devices, apps, and services can
access business resources.
Statements in the press release concerning future product
availability and plans are forward looking statements, and they are
subject to change. They do not represent a commitment, promise or
legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality,
and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Media contact: Jenny Pfleiderer press@mobileiron.com
Analyst contact: Becca Chambers
bchambers@mobileiron.com
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