Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Mobile
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Mobile provides essential endpoint protection for educational institutions, safeguarding student and staff data across all mobile devices.
- Extended Coverage: Secures all mobile devices used within the educational environment, ensuring consistent protection.
- Data Protection: Safeguards sensitive student and staff information from mobile-specific threats and data breaches.
- Compliance Support: Helps educational organizations meet data privacy regulations by securing mobile endpoints.
- Simplified Management: Offers centralized control and visibility over mobile security policies for IT administrators.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Mobile is a cloud-based solution designed to protect smartphones and tablets used by students and staff within educational organizations. It offers advanced threat detection, data loss prevention, and device management capabilities to secure mobile endpoints against evolving cyber threats.
This solution is ideal for IT managers and administrators in schools, universities, and other educational bodies who need to extend their security posture to mobile devices. It integrates with existing security frameworks to provide a unified approach to endpoint protection, ensuring that institutional data remains secure regardless of the device used.
- Advanced Malware Protection: Detects and removes a wide range of mobile threats, including viruses, ransomware, and spyware.
- Web Filtering: Blocks access to malicious websites and phishing attempts, protecting users from online dangers.
- Application Control: Allows administrators to manage which applications can be installed and run on devices.
- Device Management: Provides remote lock, wipe, and locate capabilities for lost or stolen devices.
- Data Encryption: Ensures that sensitive data stored on mobile devices is encrypted, preventing unauthorized access.
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Mobile offers educational institutions a powerful yet manageable way to secure their mobile device fleet and protect sensitive data.
What This Solves
Secure Student and Staff Mobile Devices
Enable teams to protect all mobile devices used for educational purposes, including those used by students for remote learning and staff for administrative tasks. Streamline the deployment of security policies across a diverse range of mobile operating systems and device types.
BYOD programs, remote learning initiatives, institutional device fleets, educational technology integration
Protect Sensitive Educational Data
Automate the safeguarding of student records, faculty information, and research data stored on mobile devices. Prevent unauthorized access and data leakage through advanced encryption and remote wipe capabilities.
Data privacy compliance, secure information management, risk mitigation, digital asset protection
Manage Mobile Application Usage
Streamline the control of applications on institutional and personal devices used for work or study. Ensure only approved and safe applications are utilized, reducing the attack surface and potential for malware introduction.
Device policy enforcement, security posture management, user access control, acceptable use policies
Key Features
Advanced Threat Detection
Protects against mobile malware, phishing, and other cyber threats to keep devices and data secure.
Web Filtering
Blocks access to malicious websites, preventing users from encountering dangerous online content.
Application Control
Allows administrators to enforce policies on which applications can be installed and used on devices.
Remote Device Management
Enables IT to remotely lock, wipe, or locate lost or stolen devices to protect data.
Data Encryption
Ensures sensitive information stored on mobile devices is protected from unauthorized access.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Educational institutions handle vast amounts of sensitive student and staff data, making mobile device security critical for compliance with regulations like FERPA and protecting against data breaches.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector organizations, including educational bodies, must adhere to strict data protection mandates and ensure the security of citizen and operational data accessed via mobile devices.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers often use mobile devices for patient care and administration, requiring robust security to comply with HIPAA and protect Protected Health Information (PHI).
Finance & Insurance
Financial and insurance firms handle highly sensitive customer data and transactions, necessitating strong mobile security to prevent fraud and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of mobile devices does this solution support?
Bitdefender GravityZone Security for Mobile supports a wide range of devices running iOS and Android operating systems, covering most smartphones and tablets used in educational settings.
How is this solution licensed?
This is a subscription-based software license, typically priced per user or per device, with co-termination for educational institutions. Specifics are detailed in the purchase agreement.
Can this solution manage both school-owned and personal (BYOD) devices?
Yes, the solution is designed to manage both institutional devices and employee or student-owned devices (BYOD) used for educational purposes, applying appropriate security policies to each.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.