MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL), the security backbone for the
multi-cloud enterprise, today announced that it is partnering
with Metronome Software to develop a technology solution that will
enhance the security of mobile device-based sensor systems used by
first responders. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is providing the
funding for the project.
This $749,930, Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Other Agencies Technology Solutions
award is a joint project of DHS S&T's Mobile Security R&D
program, administered by its Homeland Security Advanced Research
Projects Agency Cyber Security Division, and the Next Generation
First Responder (NGFR) Apex program, managed by S&T's First
Responder Group.
The NGFR Apex program is integrating multi-threat personal
protective equipment, plug-and-play sensors and advanced
communications devices to provide multi-layer threat protection and
immediate situational awareness to first responders. It seeks to
help tomorrow's first responders be more protected, connected and
fully aware. The NGFR framework contains the architecture,
standards and hardware to find, access, consume, translate and
display voice, video and data for first responders.
MobileIron and Metronome will develop a security overlay that
will provide the NGFR framework and its end-to-end
infrastructure—including back-end servers, intermediate data
centers and their proxies, and individual first responder mobile
devices—with a high level of security and data provenance.
This latest award comes on the heels of several public sector
certifications and approvals for MobileIron:
- Earned Security Technical Implementation Guide
(STIG) approval from the Defense Information Systems
Agency (DISA). This approval allows U.S. Department of
Defense (DoD) agencies to deploy MobileIron on both
Android and iOS devices within certain DoD networks.
- First company in the world to receive Common Criteria
Certification for Mobile Device Management Protection Profile
V2 from the National Information Assurance
Partnership (NIAP). NIAP is the United States
government initiative, operated by the National Security
Agency (NSA), which oversees the national program to evaluate
technology products for conformance to Common Criteria. Common
Criteria evaluations involve extensive and rigorous testing of the
security aspects of a product or system.
- Only mobility specialist recognized among the top 20
Homeland Security solution providers 2016 by Government CIO
Outlook.
About MobileIron
MobileIron provides the
secure foundation for companies around the world to transform into
Mobile First organizations. For more information, please
visit www.mobileiron.com.
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