Premises aware security

摘要

Premise-based policies can be applied in the management of mobile devices and other computing devices within a system. A computing device is detected using close proximity wireless communication and location information is sent to the computing device using close proximity wireless communication. Policies applied to the computing device can be based at least in part on the location information.

主权项

1. At least one non-transitory machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a machine, cause the machine to:
receive, at a computing device, a near field wireless signal indicating a location identifier for to the computing device, wherein the near field wireless signal is received as the computing device enters a gate of the particular portion of the premises and the location identifier identifies that the computing device has entered a gate of a particular portion of a premises, and the particular portion comprises a particular one of a plurality of floors of a building; send a request, over a network, to a policy server system, for policy information corresponding to the particular portion of the premises, wherein the request identifies the location identifier and describes attributes of the computing device; receive the policy information from the policy server, wherein the policy information identifies at least one policy corresponding to the particular portion of the premises and is to be use by a security software agent installed on the computing device to apply the at least one policy to the computing device; and cause the at least one policy to be applied to the computing device while the computing device is on the particular portion of the premises, wherein a different policy is to be applied in another portion of the premises comprising a different one of the plurality of floors.