With the increase of lost and stolen corporate mobile devices and laptops, protection of proprietary and confidential data is a significant challenge for IT staffs. Sprint and Alcatel-Lucent offer a solution to ease IT headaches and provide control over data maintained on end-user laptops as Sprint launches one of the first comprehensive laptop security services for businesses.

SprintSecure Laptop Guardian enables 24/7 security through remote monitoring, location and locking if a laptop is lost or stolen, helping to increase productivity of mobile staff and simplify security management since all capabilities are delivered over-the-air to the laptop anywhere on the nationwide Sprint Mobile Broadband network.

The solution utilizes a unique Mobile Broadband connection card that serves as a two-factor authentication device.  The card itself is an ignition key; the user must insert the card into the laptop to gain access to his/her laptop.  The same card can be controlled by an enterprise IT administrator to remotely revoke authentication privileges always rendering control over the laptop and, more importantly, the corporate data on the laptop. 

SprintSecure Laptop Guardian is powered by the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian. In addition to security of corporate data, SprintSecure Laptop Guardian also offers management and control features, such as:

Enhanced IT access and visibility, available 24/7, which means:

• Access to laptop status regardless of the laptop’s power or online state
• Status of operating system, applications, policy enforcement and usage
• GPS-based capability (within the mobile broadband connection card) for laptop location
• Remote wipe or locking of data, if laptop is compromised

Enhanced IT control, with such benefits as:

• Enforcement of policies for compliance
• Over-the-air software distribution