Introduction

This chapter introduces the Forcepoint Mobile Endpoint Agent and explains how it extends cloud‑based security policies to iOS and iPadOS devices, ensuring consistent protection for mobile users on and off the corporate network.

The Mobile Endpoint Agent is designed to protect mobile users while enabling secure access to corporate resources, regardless of their location. Organizations typically enforce robust web security policies when devices are connected to the corporate network. However, once company‑issued mobile devices move outside the corporate perimeter, these protections often become ineffective, creating a significant security blind spot for roaming users.

The Mobile Endpoint Agent addresses this gap by extending the same cloud‑based security controls used for laptops and desktops to iOS and iPadOS devices. By inspecting web traffic and enforcing existing Secure Gateway policies, the agent ensures consistent policy enforcement for users, whether they are on or off the network.

Deployed through a supported Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution, the agent enables secure web access for mobile users on any network, from any location. This method addresses policy gaps for roaming mobile devices and enables organizations to implement the same protections offered by the Secure Gateway—such as URL filtering, SSL inspection, DLP & content scan, and Threat protection—without the need to create new or separate policies.