NetQin, Commtouch Enter Agreement for Security and Filtering Solutions

NetQin Mobile Inc., a provider of consumer-centric mobile security and productivity applications, signed an agreement with Commtouch (News - Alert) to integrate Commtouch's GlobalView URL Filtering into NetQin Mobile Security.

 “Every day, people use their smartphones for email, banking, playing games, and browsing the Internet. In many ways, mobile phones are mini-computers and they expose people to the same types of undesirable content and security risks they're exposed to on their PCs,” Henry Yu Lin, chairman and chief executive officer at NetQin said in a press release.

“People need the same strong, reliable security and filtering options they have on their home computers on their mobile devices. By integrating Commtouch's URL filtering solution with NetQin's mobile security technology, we're giving customers the best security and privacy protection tools to protect their mobile devices,” Lin added.

Commtouch's GlobalView URL Filtering is noted to be a cloud-based URL filtering solution that provides insight into security threats, identifying harmful sites before users are exposed to them. Its unique technology continuously monitors and analyzes Web traffic to categorize URLs in realtime.

Mentioning about NetQin Mobile Security, company official said that its users can more safely browse the Web on their phones, while the URL filtering solution is continuously working to detect and block malicious websites and suspicious URLs in their emails and text messages. The end result for users is effective protection against phishing attacks and other types of cybercrimes, which often result in financial losses and identity theft.

As per the agreement between both the companies, GlobalView URL Filtering will now be included as part of NetQin Mobile Security, which is believed to protect smartphones against mobile security and privacy threats, including malware, spyware, viruses, and hackers, while keeping devices running at optimal speed.

"With mobile devices overtaking computers for day-to-day activities like browsing the Web, the need for strong threat protection is substantial and growing," Ofer Tal, vice president of international sales and business development at Commtouch said in a statement.

"We are pleased to take a leadership position in protecting mobile users in this collaboration with NetQin, one of the fastest growing and leading mobile smartphone security providers," Tal added.

In November 2011, NetQin Mobile selected Pacnet (News - Alert), Asia's leading independent telecommunications service provider, to enhance its network infrastructure and boost the delivery of its products and services across Asia and the United States.