Appthority to Demonstrate Security Platform at RSA
Appthority to Demonstrate Security Platform at RSAAppthority, The Authority in App Security, has announced its Appthority Platform and has been named one of 10 finalists for the "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2012" contest, part of Innovation Sandbox, an exciting half-day program representing the new technologies that promise to transform the information security industry, now and in the future. On Monday, Feb. 27, Appthority will have the opportunity to demonstrate its security breakthrough to the Conference's esteemed panel of judges and be named top innovator at this year's event.
"RSA Conference connects the smartest minds in the information security field and consistently showcases the innovative companies that drive this industry. RSA Conference commends the companies and individuals that continue to drive the evolution of innovation."
"Being selected as a finalist puts these organizations among security's elite rising stars," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conference. "RSA Conference connects the smartest minds in the information security field and consistently showcases the innovative companies that drive this industry. RSA Conference commends the companies and individuals that continue to drive the evolution of innovation."
Appthority helps the enterprise identify and manage the risks hidden in mobile apps. The Appthority Platform is a cloud-based behavioral analysis engine, which leverages disassembly, decompilation, and instrumented emulation of apps. Appthority's platform automatically identifies and grades risky behavior including known and unknown malware, new malware used in targeted attacks, corporate data exfiltration, and intellectual property exposure. Appthority's system integrates with the enterprise's existing mobile solutions and helps protect and enhance IT's investments in Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile App Management (MAM) Enterprise App Catalogs, and Mobile App Development.
The Appthority Platform will be launching at the Innovation Sandbox on Monday, February 27. With the Appthority Platform, enterprises can protect themselves against mobile malware and enhance the security capabilities of their existing mobile solutions with substantially stronger app-level data protection and verification.
"The enterprise is embracing the mobile world, but is concerned with the risks hidden in mobile apps," said Anthony Bettini, Co-Founder and CEO of Appthority. "Appthority partners with the enterprise's mobile management and solution providers to help the enterprise quantify and mitigate the risk of apps in their environment."
The "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2012" winner will be determined at the conclusion of Innovation Sandbox, after each finalist gives a short presentation to a panel of judges including Dennis Brixius of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Asheem Chandna of Greylock Partners, Gerhard Eschelbeck of Sophos, Inc., Suzanne Hall of Red Cross, George Hoyem of In-Q-Tel and Paul Kocher of Cryptography Research.
Additional information about the "Most Innovative Company at RSA Conference 2012" contest and Innovation Sandbox program can be found at: https://365.rsaconference.com/community/connect/innovation-sandbox.
About Appthority
Appthority - The Authority in App Security helps the enterprise identify and manage the risks hidden in mobile apps. The cloud-based Appthority Platform automatically identifies and grades risky behavior in mobile apps including known and unknown malware, new malware used in targeted attacks, corporate data exfiltration, and intellectual property exposure. The Appthority Platform integrates with the enterprise's existing mobile solutions, adding app reputation and risk analysis capabilities to Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile App Management (MAM) Enterprise App Catalogs, and Enterprise Mobile App Developers' Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process. For more information on Appthority please visit www.appthority.com.