AuthenTec Unveils First Military-grade Encryption Offering for Data Stored on Android Devices and Removable Storage Media
August 20 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
AuthenTec (NASDAQ:AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and
network security, today introduced a new security offering that
provides military-grade encryption to data stored on today’s
Android smartphones and tablets without sacrificing device
performance. AuthenTec’s MatrixDAR™ for Android meets the stringent
requirements of FIPS 140 certification and allows Android device
manufacturers to add strong encryption that protects data stored on
a smartphone or tablet as well as its removable flash drive or SD
card.
MatrixDAR helps bring Android devices into compliance with bring
your own device (BYOD) policies in the workplace by protecting
increasing amounts of valuable business, financial and personal
information stored on the largest and fastest growing segment of
mobile devices. MatrixDAR gives Android smartphone and tablet
makers the ability to integrate full disk encryption into both the
device and its removable storage media, thereby meeting the strict
security requirements of today’s wireless carriers, governments and
corporate IT professionals. It incorporates AuthenTec’s
SafeZone™/FIPS 140 certified software and further expands the
Company’s broad offering of security solutions for data-in-transit
over SSL and IPSec connections as well as data-at-rest stored on a
mobile device.
“Our new MatrixDAR offering gives smartphone and tablet OEMs the
ability to easily integrate military-grade FIPS 140-certified
encryption into their Android platforms to help meet the strict
security policies that address the growth of BYOD,” said Dr. Simon
Blake-Wilson, Vice President of AuthenTec’s Embedded Security
Solutions. “Only AuthenTec can offer security that ensures
encryption of mobile device contents (via MatrixDAR™), secures
connections for data in transit (via QuickSec™ VPN security), and
protects high-value content (via DRM Fusion™) on today’s mobile
devices.”
MatrixDAR enables a consistent approach to mobile device
security that is an extension of existing security policies and
practices. Strong data encryption offered by MatrixDAR prevents
unauthorized access and renders the smartphone or tablet useless if
lost or stolen, reducing potential for personal losses and
corporate data breaches. Android smartphones and tablets equipped
with AuthenTec’s MatrixDAR meet FIPS 140 security requirements the
moment they are unboxed, eliminating the need for IT administrators
to install separate data encryption software. AuthenTec offers
complete mobile and network security solutions for handset makers,
mobile operators, and rich content providers, including fingerprint
sensor hardware, identity management software and embedded
security.
About AuthenTec
AuthenTec is a leading provider of mobile and network security.
The Company's diverse product and technology offering helps protect
individuals and organizations through secure networking, content
and data protection, access control and strong fingerprint security
on PCs and mobile devices. AuthenTec encryption technology,
fingerprint sensors and identity management software are deployed
by the leading mobile device, networking and computing companies,
content and service providers, and governments worldwide.
AuthenTec's products and technologies provide security on hundreds
of millions of devices, and the Company has shipped more than 100
million fingerprint sensors for integration in a wide range of
portable electronics including over 20 million mobile phones. Top
tier customers include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP,
Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Samsung, Sky, and Texas
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