Setting up and securing one smartphone is easy. Setting up thousands? Not so much.
For growing organizations, managing mobile devices can quickly become a balancing act between security, productivity, and the limited time available to IT teams. You may have seen “Secured by Knox” when powering on a Samsung Galaxy device, but what is it exactly? More importantly, how does it help organizations keep their devices secure and productive?
Let’s break it down.
Table of contents:
- What is Samsung Knox?
- Who uses Samsung Knox?
- Will Samsung Knox fit into my existing environment?
- Is Samsung Knox right for my organization?
- Samsung Knox in a Knoxshell
What is Samsung Knox?
To put it simply, Samsung Knox is a platform that helps organizations secure, deploy, manage, and support Galaxy devices. It consists of two key components.
1. Built-in security
Samsung Knox includes always-on security features built directly into supported Galaxy devices. Rather than adding protection after deployment, security is integrated into both the hardware and software from the start. This approach helps protect company data, applications, and devices against a wide range of threats.
Did you know: Samsung Knox also meets rigorous security standards and certifications used by organizations in regulated industries, including government, healthcare, and finance. You can learn more here.
2. Knox Suite
If security is one half of this device management superhero, productivity is the other. Knox Suite is a portfolio of cloud-based tools that help IT teams secure, deploy, and manage devices at scale. With Knox Suite, organizations can simplify everyday mobility tasks, including:
Key takeaway: While Samsung Knox’s built-in security is always there, working in the background, Knox Suite is the layer on top, the set of tools that lets IT teams take control of that security and manage devices at scale.
Who uses Samsung Knox?
One of the easiest ways to understand Samsung Knox is to look at the kinds of organizations that rely on it. The all-in-one package supports businesses across retail, logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and government, to name a few.
Did you know: The Chicago Police Department uses Samsung Knox to help revolutionize how they work and engage with their communities.
In addition, retail organizations use Samsung Knox to manage employee devices across multiple store locations, while logistics companies use it to help keep drivers and field workers connected throughout the day.
Although these organizations operate in very different environments, they share a common challenge: managing large numbers of mobile devices securely and efficiently. Samsung Knox helps them do both. But, don’t just take our word for it, check out their stories above!
Will Samsung Knox fit into my existing environment?
In most cases, the answer is yes.
Samsung Knox is designed to work alongside many of the enterprise mobility management (EMM), security, and identity solutions organizations already depend on.
Rather than replacing existing investments, Samsung Knox can complement them by adding device-level security and management capabilities specifically designed for Galaxy devices.
Many organizations pair Samsung Knox with their existing EMM platform and broader security ecosystem to create a more connected approach to endpoint management. We went into more detail about our integration here.
Is Samsung Knox right for my organization?
Whether you're a small business managing a handful of devices or a large enterprise supporting thousands, managing mobile technology becomes more complex as your organization grows.
As more employees work from different locations and rely on mobile devices every day, IT teams, like yours, need a way to keep those devices secure, consistent, and easy to manage.
Samsung Knox combines security built into supported Galaxy devices with management tools that help IT teams deploy, configure, secure, and support devices throughout their lifecycle, helping organizations scale their mobile operations with confidence.
Samsung Knox in a Knoxshell
If you only remember one thing from this blog, make it this: Samsung Knox helps organizations keep their Galaxy devices connected, protected, and productive.
The “Secured by Knox” message you see when powering on your device is just the starting point. Behind it is a platform that combines security built into supported Galaxy devices with tools that help IT teams deploy, manage, and secure them at scale.
In a nutshell, Samsung Knox is two things: a security foundation that helps protect what’s important and a set of management tools that help keep devices running smoothly throughout their lifecycle.
That’s Samsung Knox in a Knoxshell.
