System and method for distribution of security policies for mobile devices

A method of installing a security software application from a network module to a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

• providing a network module, the network module including security policies and key material, the security policies and key material communicated to the network module from a server;
• when the mobile device is synchronizing with the network module, initiating installation of a security software program onto the mobile security device;
• requesting a one-time password;
• receiving the one-time password at the mobile computing device;
• and
• using the one-time password to decrypt a root key associated with the key materials.

A method of distributing security policy information from a server to a mobile computing device, the method comprising:

• authenticating a connection between the server and a gatekeeper;
• sending a policy package to the gatekeeper;
• initiating data synchronization between the mobile computing device and the gatekeeper;
• authenticating the mobile computing device;
• and
• sending the policy package from the gatekeeper to the mobile computing device.