Security News > 2020 > April > DHS Working on Cloud-based Root-of-Trust to Secure Agency Email on Mobile Devices
The DHS is partnering with BlueRISC Inc to develop Cloud-based Root-of-Trust technology to keep agency email separate and secure on corporate-owned, personally enabled devices, even when the user operates personal email from the same device.
"The EPRIVO Enterprise 2.0 email system ensures the confidentiality of email in transit, in cloud storage at an email service provider, and when stored on the mobile device, providing both physical and cryptographically based protections," said Kris Carver, BlueRISC Technical Director.
"There have been many others since, all providing a method of combining personal and work experience on mobile devices. This is the same thing, which is great for security, but not always great for user experience when the user prefers using the native or specific email apps."
"S&T's support for BlueRISC's EPRIVO Enterprise 2.0 is providing enterprise security administrators and mobile device users a valuable tool that protects the security and privacy of both business and personal email on corporate- or government- owned mobile devices," said S&T Mobile Security Research and Development Program Manager Vincent Sritapan.
"BlueRISC uses the Cloud Root of Trust as a security control to enable the attestation of the devices and the use of encryption to protect email data both in transit and at rest in the users' devices. This is an interesting, but not unique, approach," says Oliveira.