Trend Micro made inroads into the mobile space in November, expanding its data protection portfolio with the acquisition of mobile encryption company Mobile Armor.
Executives said the deal essentially will give Trend Micro another layer of security as more customers move their IT infrastructure to the cloud and mobile realms.
Specifically, the technology will provide encryption on a variety of platforms, especially in the mobile space, which will give Trend Micro customers the ability to encrypt data as it moves over smartphones and laptops to both physical and virtual desktops. Altogether, Mobile Armor will give Trend Micro access to full disk, file/folder and removable media encryption for end points, which will be integrated into the company's existing data loss prevention, e-mail encryption and cloud encryption products.
