Enabling additional MTD anti-phishing protection

You have the option to enable additional Ivanti Mobile Threat Defenseanti-phishing protections for managed Android and iOS devices:

  • On-device VPN to analyze malicious URLs – This option uses VPN to provide anti-phishing protection without requiring end-user confirmation. Tapped links are checked against an on-device database of malicious URLs.

  • Content Blocker – (iOS devices) This option blocks all network traffic when a phishing threat is detected. Once cleared, network traffic is again allowed. The end user must enable this feature.

  • URL Handler – (Android devices) When the device user taps on a URL, the MTDphishing protection intercepts the URL on the default browser, scans it, and if malicious, blocks it. Otherwise, the URL opens. See Understanding URL Handler.

These additional anti-phishing configurations can be used in conjunction with Threat Management Console anti-phishing policies.

Procedure 

  1. Log in to Ivanti Neurons for MDM administrator console.

  2. Go to Configurations.

  3. Click +Add.

  4. Click Anti-phishing Protection. The Create Anti-phishing Protection Configuration menu opens.

    Figure 1. Opening an MTD anti-phishing configuration

  5. In the Create Anti-phishing Protection Configuration page, enter a Name for the configuration.

  6. (Optional) Click +Add Description.

  7. In the iOS section, select from the following options:

    Figure 2. iOS Ivanti Mobile Threat Defenseanti-phishing options

    1. Use on-device VPN to analyze malicious URLs
    2. Enable Content Blocker anti-phishing

  8. In the Android section, select from the following configuration options:

    Figure 3. Android Ivanti Mobile Threat Defenseanti-phishing options

    1. Use VPN to analyze malicious URLs - This option auto-installs a VPN profile to managed clients without requiring end-user confirmation. Tapped links are checked against an on-device database of malicious URLs.
    2. Enable URL Handler anti-phishing. See Understanding URL Handler.

  9. Click Next.

  10. Select the Enable this configuration option.

  11. Select one of the following distribution options:

    • All Devices
    • No Devices (default)
    • Custom
  12. Click Done.

Content Blocker anti-phishing will not work on iOS devices that have "Popups in Safari not allowed" enabled in their iOS device settings. Distribute an iOS restriction configuration with "Block pop-ups" disabled, and verify that this restriction is disabled on client devices.