8 Mobile Tools For Security Pros

Ericka Chickowski , August 15, 2013 The influx of employee-owned mobile devices into the workplace has certainly thrown many IT security professionals for a loop, but the same devices that are introducing so much chaos to established security practices also have a lot of potential to be used to bring back some order. The following mobile security tools are a good start for security admins looking for utilities to help them get their job done more efficiently.
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App:: MokaFive

Publisher: MokaFive

Platform: iOS

Cost: Free

Another great tool on security pros' devices or for wider roll-out to any users who need to access sensitive data remotely by phone, MokaFive gives the IT department the power of containerizing that data in an "invisible, encrypted bubble" that these developers call a LiveData container. The data is isolated from the device and can easily be nuked without completely wiping the entire device.


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