“This approach addresses a critical gap, as most successful ransomware attacks originate from unmanaged endpoints,” said Prabhu Ram, VP of the industry research group at Cybermedia Research. “While appealing to mobile-first and distributed workforces, Guardian faces enterprise hurdles around SIM security, regulatory compliance, and endpoint privacy. Sustained success for Qualcomm will depend on demonstrating differentiated value and overcoming established preferences for x86 solutions.”
Others caution that Qualcomm must also contend with entrenched enterprise management standards, where Intel’s vPro has long set the benchmark.
“Intel’s vPro and other enterprise PC management tools allowed fleet management by enterprise IT only when the PC was connected to the corporate network, and not when connected to a cellular network,” said Danish Faruqui, CEO at Fab Economics. “Qualcomm’s Guardian offers out-of-band, hardware-assisted management and control, similar to Intel’s vPro but through the cellular network, which is appealing for managing large fleets of devices even when they are off or disconnected from traditional networks.”
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
