Security option now certified for Samsung KNOX mobile enterprise family

The solution offers an industry-first in ultra-security. Informally referred to as ‘KNOX INTEGRITY,’ Samsung KNOX Hypervisor – Powered by INTEGRITY™ integrates Samsung’s advanced device management and Android hardening capabilities with INTEGRITY Multivisor, enabling multiple, strongly isolated instances of Android as well as additional security-critical functions that run directly on INTEGRITY Multivisor to meet the most demanding industry requirements for certification and accreditation.

“The combination of Samsung’s KNOX security enhancements together with the isolation technology provided by the INTEGRITY separation kernel brings government and regulated enterprise users the highest level of security available in a commercial mobile device,” said Gordon Jones, Vice President of Secure Mobility, Green Hills Software. “KNOX INTEGRITY meets the highest-level security and safety certification and accreditation requirements in government, medical, and other regulated industries.”

“We designed the KNOX platform to provide hardware and software integrated security for advanced data and privacy protection and to give our enterprise customers the ability to separate enterprise and personal environments,” said Injong Rhee, Senior Vice President of KNOX Business, IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “INTEGRITY Multivisor is an excellent addition to the enterprise solutions ecosystem for Samsung mobility.”

Use case examples for KNOX INTEGRITY include simultaneous access to Internet and government sensitive networks from a single device and the use of a separate medical Android instance for managing life-critical, wirelessly connected medical equipment. Samsung KNOX Hypervisor – Powered by INTEGRITY is available today on a selection of popular Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets, delivered by a wide range of systems integrators and enterprise solutions providers.