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Free for publication on October 10, 2018 at 1.15pm. (CEST +1)

Bittium exhibits high security level Bittium Tough Mobile™ smartphone and related information security solutions at Cyber Security Nordic event

Oulu, Finland, October 10, 2018 – Bittium exhibits its products and solutions for secure communications at Cyber Security Nordic event in Messukeskus, Helsinki, Finland on October 10-11, 2018. At the event, Bittium will showcase for example secure Bittium Tough Mobile™ LTE smartphone and related Bittium Secure Suite™ back-end system.

Bittium Tough Mobile smartphone is meant for demanding information security and authority use, and it combines the latest information security solutions and commercial device technologies. Bittium Secure Suite back-end system enables efficient use of Bittium Tough Mobile’s information security features, reliable remote device management, and securing the network connections used by the device. Bittium Tough Mobile and related Bittium Secure Suite back-end system is the first smartphone based solution in the world to have received official Confidential-level encryption product classification (NCSA-FI).

More information on the Confidential-level Bittium Tough Mobile smartphone based solution: www.bittium.com/BittiumToughMobileC.

Products and solutions exhibited at the event:

• Bittium Tough Mobile™ is a secure and strong Android-based LTE smartphone combining the latest information security and commercial device technologies. Bittium Tough Mobile incorporates a hardware-based security platform, which enables strong device security as well as deep integration of both customers' own and third party software security solutions.
• Bittium Secure Suite™ device management and encryption software product complements Bittium Tough Mobile smartphone with a scalable set of new software services for remote management, remote attestation and securing the network connections of the device. Bittium Tough Mobile smartphone and Bittium Secure Suite together form a unique and reliable system for processing and transferring encrypted and classified material, and securing critical communications.
• Bittium SafeMove® Analytics is a monitoring and reporting module that helps organizations to monitor network connectivity and performance to improve productivity and user experience. The Analytics tool continuously gathers connectivity data, such as connectivity status, speed, throughput and bytes transferred, network type, and Wi-Fi network information. In addition, the new security features of the software can immediately report possible security deviations in the users’ mobile devices. This makes it possible to react to cyber threats without delays, e.g. by blocking the device which reported the deviation from the organization’s network during the investigation.
• Bittium SafeMove® Mobile VPN software provides secure and seamless connectivity for mobile workers to their internal corporate network regardless of time, location and network. The software enables the utilization of all IP based applications and networks by securing the connections between the work station and corporate services already from the start-up of the device. SafeMove® VPN product provides state-of-the-art data encryption and its intelligence makes it easy to use for the end users. Ease of use is an important security feature. When connections are formed intelligently and always securely, there is no room for user errors. At the same time, employees are left with more time for actual work tasks.

Further information:

Jari Sankala
Senior Vice President, Defense & Security
Tel. +358 40 344 3507
Email: communications(a)bittium.com

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Bittium - Defense & Security

Bittium is a trusted Finnish company with over 30 years of experience in advanced radio communication technologies and biosignal processing. For Defense & Security market Bittium provides the most modern products and solutions for tactical & secure communications. The products and solutions for tactical communications bring broadband data and voice to all troops across the battlefield. For secure communications Bittium offers proven mobile devices and cyber security solutions certified up to CONFIDENTIAL level. Net sales in 2017 were EUR 51.6 million. Bittium is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Exchange. www.bittium.com