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Lookout Launches Mobile Security Exposure Center (MSEC) for Mobile Fleet Visibility
Key points
- Lookout launched Mobile Security Exposure Center (MSEC).
- MSEC provides visibility into mobile app components and vulnerabilities.
- It creates proprietary SBOMs from app binaries.
- MSEC identifies vulnerable components like WolfSSL and integrates with CTEM.
Addressing Mobile Security Gaps
Lookout has launched its Mobile Security Exposure Center (MSEC) to tackle the security challenges posed by mobile devices operating outside traditional security perimeters. Organizations often lack visibility into the components and dependencies within mobile applications, making it difficult to identify and address vulnerabilities.
Deep Visibility into Mobile Apps
MSEC provides comprehensive visibility into an organization's mobile fleet. It examines every device to identify installed applications and then generates proprietary Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) from the binary code of these applications. This process allows MSEC to uncover all components within an app.
Vulnerability Identification and Remediation
After creating SBOMs, MSEC correlates identified components with vulnerability databases, such as the KEV list, to pinpoint embedded vulnerabilities. For example, it can detect the presence of vulnerable components like WolfSSL, an SSL/TLS library found in over a billion devices. The system then feeds these results into the organization's Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) system to facilitate necessary remediation actions.
Detailed Exposure Information
MSEC identifies which applications use specific vulnerable components, their versions, and the users and devices involved. This detailed information enables security teams to understand and remediate exposures effectively. The system applies this analysis to all software components across all applications on all mobile devices within the fleet.
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Reporting from
Lookout introduced its Mobile Security Exposure Center (MSEC), a new product designed to provide organizations with full visibility into the software components, dependencies, and vulnerabilities within mobile applications across their device fleets. MSEC addresses the challenge of securing mobile devices by creating proprietary Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) from app binaries to identify embedded vulnerabilities, such as the WolfSSL flaw, and integrate with existing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) systems for remediation.