The United States Department of the Interior and Fiberlink today jointly announced that the DOI had chosen to utilize Fiberlink’s MaaS360 mobile device management platform to secure the Interior’s mobile devices across all of its subsidiary departments. MaaS360 proved particularly adept at providing the Department of the Interior’s CIO with central management and visibility of all mobile devices, while still providing direct management control at the department level. The Department of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and USGS (to name a few) are all now able to take advantage of MaaS360’s management capabilities.
From the press release:
“The DOI has a standing mandate that requires all devices to be in compliance with strict security standards regardless of a DOI connection, Internet connection or the form factor of the device. By using MaaS360 to create a comprehensive asset and vulnerability baseline, DOI is able to monitor roaming laptops and to control smartphones and tablets, including iPhones, iPads, Androids and BlackBerrys. The DOI is now able to increase cost savings by more accurately identifying, evaluating and ultimately retiring duplicate and underutilized legacy assets.
In addition to the comprehensive mobility management feature set offered by Fiberlink, the DOI selected MaaS360 for its credentials as the only MDM cloud-service to receive authority to operate under the U.S. Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). As part of the certification process, Fiberlink included the FedRAMP controls, which are designed specifically for cloud providers, and also fully supports the DOI’s requirements for CyberScope reporting.”
