Samsung and Good combine products to boost Android enterprise credibility

Samsung Electronics and Good Technology hope to convince more enterprises to use Android-based smartphones and tablets, with the help of a joint offering designed to protect the OS, applications and data.

Samsung has struggled to make a dent in the enterprise market with Knox, but is hoping that a string of partnerships will help boost the security platform’s standing among CIOs. The latest result is the launch of Good for Samsung Knox, which became available on Tuesday.

Using technology from both companies, Good for Samsung Knox is designed to prevent rooting of corporate Android devices, or rooted BYOD devices from accessing corporate resources. It also protects devices against Android malware that attempts to modify the kernel or system. Rooting is a process that gives root access to the Android operating system code.

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