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Antimalware partnership

by Mark Rowe

Cellebrite, the provider of retail mobile data solutions, and Webroot, the cloud-based security intelligence firm have announced a technology partnership. The Webroot Mobile App Reputation Service and URL Classification Service will be integrated with Cellebrite’s Diagnostics. The combination will enable mobile operators and mobile retailers deploying Cellebrite’s Diagnostics to identify and remediate security threats and performance problems on their customer’s mobile device by using the Webroot threat database, which contains millions of mobile application and website antimalware signatures.

The addition of antimalware capabilities from Webroot to Cellebrite’s mobile device diagnostics allows wireless retailers to increase customer smartphone satisfaction while avoiding costly repairs, according to the firms.

With the delivery of the integrated Webroot solution, Cellebrite offers antimalware detection and removal to mobile carriers and retailers, and cloud-based mobile threat protection from Webroot. Webroot security intelligence services have analyzed more than 7.8 million mobile applications and categorized more than 10 billion web URLs with sophisticated website reputation scoring to identify and block mobile threats and malicious websites on iOSÒ and Android devices.

The combined offering will enable mobile retailers to address customer problems related to mobile malware – in addition to problems emanating from other sources – at the point of sale by running Cellebrite Diagnostics on a device. At the customer’s direction, the suspicious applications, websites or malware can then be removed from the device. By identifying and removing threats, mobile retailers can limit reputational damage due to customer dissatisfaction and reduce costs due to malware-related issues, such as unnecessary returns, repairs, or network performance issues. Availability is scheduled for the second quarter in 2014.

“Webroot is excited to team with Cellebrite to help mobile retailers and carriers protect their customers from quickly evolving mobile threats,” said Scott Merkle, vice president of Enterprise and OEM Sales at Webroot. “By leveraging Webroot’s best-in-class URL classification and mobile app reputation with its Diagnostics, Cellebrite provides a highly secure service that can grow their retailers’ customer bases, maximize recurring revenue streams and enable consumers to get the most value from their mobile device investments.”

“Malware detection, removal and resolution are vital components to an effective mobile diagnostics solution. The source of consumers’ complaints about smartphone problems is no longer confined to hardware and software faults, but also increasingly related to applications hurt by malware,” said Amir Lehr, vice president of Cellular Products and Business Development at Cellebrite.

Lehr added: “Combining our diagnostics with the Webroot solutions makes Cellebrite the first Diagnostics provider to deliver, at the point of sale, immediate access to best in class antimalware technology, focused on this critical application layer, from an industry leader that shares Cellebrite’s commitment to research and continual improvement through innovation.”

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