Motorola, Inc. has extended its leadership in government mobility with the introduction of Good Mobile Messaging Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (Good S/MIME), designed to meet federal government security policy requirements.
Good S/MIME supports the Motorola Q family of smartphones and gives the Department of Defense (DoD) and associated government agencies a mobile messaging solution that is more personalized and easier to manage and administrate than other alternatives.
While DoD agencies such as the Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Air Force are highly mobile and dependent upon secure, anywhere, anytime access to data to do their jobs, they have not previously been given options when it comes to mobile email.
With stringent security requirements such as the Homeland Security Presidential Directive which requires the use of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and Department of Defense Directive 8100.2 (DoD 8100.2), which mandates the use of a common access card (CAC) to access mobile devices and information, few mobile messaging systems meet the federal government’s advanced security requirements.
Good S/MIME works with the Motorola Q family of smartphones, Bluetooth CAC-readers and standard DoD-issued common access cards to seamlessly secure CAC communication, sign and encrypt emails and attachments, and features:
— Automatic signing and encrypting of attachments, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF documents and pictures;
— 3-click CAC pairing for a simple process for end users to pair their CAC readers to their smartphones and minimizes deployment costs for IT;
— Automatic over-the-air synchronization of all certificates delivers cable-free access to all certificates, including Personal Contacts, rather than just those stored in the corporate directory (GAL and LDAP).
Using Good S/MIME with the Moto Q family of devices, DoD users get a fully integrated mobile RSS reader and subscription manager, the ability to group and sort emails by conversation threads, the ability to customize priority mail with personalized notifications, and complete calendaring capabilities, including real-time free-busy visibility and conference room look-up.
In addition, Good S/MIME provides IT managers with ultimate control through advanced security and management capabilities including a web-based monitoring portal for real-time handheld fleet visibility, a mandatory application checker, application blacklisting, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SD-card and camera lock-down, and SD-card and database encryption.
“There has been a void in mobile email solutions for the federal government, where security has come at the price of a poor mobile experience and manageability headaches,” said Sue Forbes, Senior Director Product management and Marketing, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Business. “Users can now be as productive on their handsets as they are with their laptops and enjoy a personalized mobile experience, while IT can ensure the highest level of security to comply with government directives.”
