06 Mar 2013

Secure mobile calls for international business travelers

If you have employees or executives that travel to parts of the world where security is a known issue, you should be aware that mobile calls are now routinely intercepted. Using the Advanced Secure Mobile application from Anvil, you can now equip business travelers with an Android or iPhone handset that cannot be intercepted wherever they travel.

Intercepting mobile calls used to be expensive and difficult.

 It is now simple and inexpensive and within the reach of anyone who has something to gain from listening to and recording a mobile call.

Both of the service options described below will run on Android 2.3 or later and IoS 4 or later for iPhone users. Windows 8 is coming soon in the second quarter of 2013

Advanced Secure Mobile is a service that uses single leg encryption to protect a call from being intercepted locally, but allows the user to call any number in the world. Calls can also come into the handset from any number and the leg of the call from the user to our secure network is encrypted. Within the network we can un-encrypt the call so that the other party in the call need no special software or capability. Where calls are made between two Secure Mobile handsets, there is complete end to end encryption and protection.

Standard Secure Mobile applications can only call other Secure Mobile numbers and provides end to end encryption with "man in the middle" protection as a specific feature. No call charges apply to calls between secure mobile numbers International numbers are available in many countries with the Advanced version The number can also be a UK local number. The secure numbers run alongside the standard mobile number and calls made to the secure number are always protected. A user can choose to use the ordinary mobile number to make a call (not secure) or use the secure number and dial screen for a protected call.

Handsets can be set up so that all calls are made securely at setup if required.

There are many parts of the world where call interception is a known threat. Business travelers to these regions are prime targets and the potential costs of calls being hacked can be huge. Protect against this very real threat with Anvil Secure Mobile.

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