Bluebox Security Expands Mobile Application Security via Open Distribution

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 20, 2015) - Bluebox Security^®, the mobile app security and management company first to pioneer self-defending apps for BYOD employees and the extended enterprise, today announced that it has expanded its mobile app security to a broader set of enterprises with support for open distribution.

Organizations can utilize Bluebox to transform any mobile app into a self-defending app with enterprise grade security to protect app data and to defend against and respond to emerging mobile attacks. Through open distribution, enterprises can leverage existing mobile investments to deliver Bluebox-secured apps to employees through private app stores, including enterprise mobility management (EMM) and mobile application management (MAM) solutions. Bluebox will also continue to offer its own Dynamic App Management solution for enterprises that have not yet invested in a private app store.

As part of its on-going commitment to provide enterprise grade security for all mobile-first applications, Bluebox also announced beta availability for safeguarding an enterprises' consumer facing apps. With this product line extension, Bluebox now secures the widest range of mobile apps in the market with solutions for enterprise, extended enterprise and consumer apps. Spanning third party, internal and consumer apps built for and by the enterprise, Bluebox works directly with vendors and developers to secure the apps crucial to enabling today's mobile-centric engagements.

"Mobile-first companies should be thinking about mobile-first security -- a unified, consistent yet effortless approach to securing mobile apps across all users: employees, partners, and consumers," said Bluebox Security CEO Pam Kostka. "With Bluebox, enterprises will be able to ensure data security for every mobile engagement -- from executives to consumers -- through app level security that enables developer innovation and end user productivity at the speed of mobile. "

Bluebox's initiative to serve a wider range of organizations through open distribution comes at a time of significant evolution in enterprise mobility strategy, prompted by the emergence of new mobile vulnerabilities and the rise of mobile malware, and a growing user base for enterprise mobile apps that includes partners, employees and consumers. Ultimately, open distribution is aimed at delivering Bluebox's self-defending mobile application capabilities to organizations regardless of their current mobile security investments and infrastructure, creating a fully compatible and complementary layer of mobile application protection necessary for adapting to today's rapidly changing mobile threat landscape.

Bluebox is currently running a limited participation beta program for enterprises seeking to fortify mobile apps for their customers with Bluebox security. If you are interested in joining the beta program and securing your consumer-facing app, please find more information, here.

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About Bluebox Security
Founded in 2012 by a team of security experts, Bluebox Security provides the leading mobile app security and management solution. Pairing deep mobile security expertise with dynamic app management, Bluebox ensures that enterprise security moves at the speed of mobile. The cloud-based solution helps enterprises securely enable mobile by protecting apps, detecting threats and responding quickly to keep data secure. Bluebox Security has received a total of $27.5 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Tenaya Capital, Sun Microsystems co-founder, Andreas Bechtolsheim, SV Angel, and Google Board member Ram Shriram. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.