Trend Micro Mobile Security Academic
Trend Micro Mobile Security Academic provides advanced protection for large educational institutions, securing over 10,001 users for two years.
- Extended Coverage: Two years of protection for academic institutions with over 10,001 users.
- Advanced Threat Defense: Safeguards against mobile malware, phishing, and data breaches.
- Data Privacy Compliance: Helps meet educational data privacy regulations.
- Simplified Management: Centralized control for large-scale mobile device security.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Trend Micro Mobile Security Academic is a cloud-based cybersecurity solution designed to protect mobile devices within educational environments. It offers robust defense against a wide range of mobile threats, including malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks, while ensuring the privacy and integrity of sensitive academic data.
This solution is ideal for universities, colleges, and other academic organizations with a significant number of users and devices. It integrates into existing IT infrastructures, providing IT managers and professionals with the tools to manage and secure a large fleet of smartphones and tablets used for educational purposes.
- Comprehensive Mobile Threat Protection: Defends against known and emerging mobile threats.
- Data Loss Prevention: Protects sensitive student and institutional data from unauthorized access.
- Application Security: Scans apps for malicious behavior and policy violations.
- Web Threat Protection: Blocks access to malicious websites and phishing attempts.
- Centralized Management Console: Enables efficient policy enforcement and reporting for large deployments.
Empower your academic institution with enterprise-grade mobile security without the enterprise overhead, ensuring a safe digital learning environment.
What This Solves
Enable secure mobile device access to academic resources
Enable academic IT teams to provide secure access to campus networks, learning management systems, and research data from any mobile device. Streamline the onboarding of new students and staff by ensuring their devices meet security standards before connecting.
BYOD programs, university-managed devices, remote learning environments, research labs
Protect sensitive student and research data
Protect sensitive student records, financial aid information, and proprietary research data from mobile-borne threats and data loss. Automate the enforcement of data privacy policies across all managed mobile endpoints.
HIPAA compliance needs, FERPA compliance needs, research data security, student information systems
Manage security for a large, diverse mobile fleet
Streamline the management of security policies and threat detection across thousands of diverse mobile devices used by students, faculty, and staff. Automate the deployment of security updates and incident response for large-scale mobile environments.
Large campus networks, multi-departmental IT management, BYOD policies, university-issued devices
Key Features
Advanced Malware and Ransomware Protection
Prevents infections from malicious apps and files that could compromise device functionality and data.
Phishing and Malicious Website Blocking
Protects users from fraudulent websites and links designed to steal credentials or personal information.
Application Security Scanning
Identifies risky apps and apps that violate security policies before they can be installed or used.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Capabilities
Helps prevent sensitive academic or research data from being exfiltrated from mobile devices.
Centralized Management and Reporting
Provides IT administrators with a single console to manage security policies, monitor threats, and generate compliance reports for large deployments.
Industry Applications
Education & Research
Academic institutions handle vast amounts of sensitive student and research data, making robust mobile security essential for compliance with regulations like FERPA and protecting intellectual property.
Government & Public Sector
Public sector educational bodies require secure mobile device management to protect citizen data and ensure operational continuity, often under strict compliance mandates.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
While primarily for education, the need to protect sensitive personal data aligns with healthcare's HIPAA requirements, making its security features relevant for research arms or affiliated medical schools.
Finance & Insurance
Financial and insurance institutions, including those with educational divisions or training programs, require strong data protection and compliance, which this solution can help provide for their mobile workforce.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of mobile devices does Trend Micro Mobile Security Academic support?
This solution typically supports a wide range of iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, ensuring broad coverage for most academic environments.
How is this solution licensed for academic institutions?
The licensing is based on the number of users, with this specific product covering academic institutions with over 10,001 users for a two-year period.
Can this solution integrate with existing Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems?
Yes, Trend Micro Mobile Security is designed to complement existing MDM solutions, offering enhanced security features and centralized management capabilities.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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.