IBM Secures Cloud Apps on Mobile Devices

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Chris Talbot.

IBM (IBM) Labs has introduced—and patented; let’s not forget the importance of the patent—new technology that is intended to improve the security of cloud applications and mobile users. The technology aims to help businessess increase cloud security and support secure transactions by preventing mobile devices from accessing malicious software code, even if it was encrypted after it became infected.

The IBM technology was developed as a result of the increasingly common bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend that is seeing more and more employee-owned devices enter the workplace and connect to corporate data, applications and services. According to the patent (U.S. Patent #8,341,747, in case you want to look it up), the invention is listed as a "method to provide a secure virtual machine launcher."…

"This patented invention will help organizations confidently and securely embrace the advantages of a mobile workforce while remaining protected against malicious content or intent," said Andrew Cornwall, inventor and mobile software developer at IBM, in a prepared statement. "Our technique helps businesses prevent altered apps from running and unleashing their wrath on businesses, their networks and their customers."…

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