A system and method for securing data in mobile devices includes a
computing node and a plurality of mobile devices. A node security program
executed in the computing node interfaces with a device security program
executed at a mobile device. The computing node is responsible for
managing the security based on a node security profile interpreted by a
node security program executed in the computing node. A device discovery
method and arrangement also detects and locates various information about
the mobile devices based on a scan profile.