Good Technology and RSA partnership adds mobile authentication to device management

Good Technology and RSA have announced a partnership to augment mobile application security and integrate authentication technology into mobile device management software.

RSA's mobile authentication technologies could be integrated with the nice for Enterprise, Good for presidency and Good Dynamics platforms to aid protect corporate data with strong two-factor authentication for Apple iOS and Android applications. 

This will even allow employees to take advantage of RSA's SecurID hardware tokens with their mobile devices. Good Technology will even integrate the RSA Authentication Manager and its Secure Authentication Engine technology with the great Dynamics security application platform, allowing enterprise mobile applications to be created, secured and managed to be used with Good for Enterprise and Good for presidency.

Nicko van Someren, CTO at Good Technology, said: “Our technology integration with RSA will allow enterprises to deploy enhanced levels of security without increasing complexity, designed to enable a simplified yet secure mobile-user experience with a purpose to help enhance employee productivity while keeping corporate information secure.”

Tom Heiser, president of RSA, said: “Enterprises continue to develop and roll out business applications to mobile devices, leaving corporate networks and information open to a brand new level of multi-layered security threats.

“RSA was a pioneer in helping companies shape their mobile security strategies and Good is a pace-setter in securing enterprise mobility. Working together we will deliver a most fulfilling for helping companies secure their network access and protect important information.”

Good Technology has also announced partnerships with Nokia and Windows Mobile. The nice for Enterprise solution may be offered on Lumia devices running the Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango' operating system, to give protection to end-to-end mobile messaging with Good's FIPS-certified 192-bit AES encryption.