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Bring-your-own device (BYOD) sounds like a great idea to improve productivity, but the challenges it poses from a security and IT management perspective continue to trouble organizations large and small.
CIOs and CISOs are worried about the security implications of Bring-Your-Own-Anything, BYOx, and how the trend affects corporate data, according to a new report.
When companies give employees the choice of any technology to get their job done, the company sees a significant boost in efficiency and productivity, according to a new survey from Blue Coat Systems.
Canadian security company Fixmo unveiled its next-generation mobile security and enterprise mobility management platform to protect sensitive data on enterprise networks.
Fixmo launched Fixmo SharePlace, a data leakage prevention (DLP) solution designed to provide secure and compliant remote access to Microsoft SharePoint from iOS and Android devices.
A group of researchers from Northwestern University and North Carolina State University tested ten of the most popular AV products on Android, and discovered that they were fooled by common obfuscation techniques.
Infonetics Research estimates that over the next 5 years, more than 7 billion new smartphones and tablets will ship worldwide, resulting in increased sales of mobile device security client software to top $2.9 billion by 2017.
The Anti-Phishing Working Group goes inside the underground market for mobile malware.
Despite security issues such as lost or stolen devices or malicious attacks on the mobile device, businesses believe the benefits of mobility are worth the risks, Symantec found in a recent survey.
The ACLU has filed an FTC complaint against AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless,because they leave customers exposed to harm by not updating their handset operating systems in a timely manner.
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Being in a public place makes you fair game. So what makes a place private instead of public? This is where that famed “reasonable person” comes in.
While Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks bring the promise of relieving traffic jams for mobile operators, they also entail new security risks.
Company Owned, Personally Enabled devices (COPE) provide a high-degree of centralized control and monitoring while allowing employees to install consumerized, personal-use applications.
There is no way to deal with the risk that BYOD brings. Between Android and iOS, there are millions of apps readily available for download, countless numbers of which open up doors in BYOD technologies that hackers and cybercriminals can easily stroll through.
The challenge is how to give users the full advantage of their mobility platform of choice without introducing risks to the business. A key part of that challenge is enabling flexible mobile security options depending on the device and use case
From a security perspective, most consumer devices and services leave much to be desired. The tools at the disposal of security professionals for dealing with consumerization are quite limited and include the ability to Block it, Wrap it, or Allow it and pray.
The BYOD problem isn’t even about BYOD; it’s about the ability to visualize, understand, and control your whole infrastructure, including this latest addition to the network map.
While BYOD is concerned with the risk from personal devices, BYON (Bring Your Own Network) is a different type of risk
If regulatory protected information gets onto your device, you are obligated to protect it. Are you fully prepared to guarantee that everything you are doing on your personally managed device meets the obligations of you and your organization to protect sensitive information?
Before you join the stampede with all the organizations who have bought into the concept of unifying personal and business devices, consider that one size can risk all.
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