Security

BYOD: Why the Risk is Too Great

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, Enterprise, Government, IT, Security





With many private and public sector employees bringing their personal tablets into the workplace, IT leaders are scrambling to implement “bring your own device” (BYOD) policies to control security. But for most organizations, a BYOD program invites substantial risk, which can result in data breaches, costly regulatory fines and loss of customer and constituent trust.

Before you make the call on BYOD, get the facts—what the risks are, how damaging they can be and what’s at stake if your organization doesn’t get it right. Read more

Tablet Rasa: How Blank Slates Can Mean Better Performance & Security for the Enterprise

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, IT, Security





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For improved security and performance, less is more when it comes to pre-loaded software on enterprise-ready tablets. At least that’s the idea behind Verizon Wireless’s plans to introduce a new “Secure Enterprise Blank Tablet” in the coming months.

Instead of providing “consumer-oriented” settings that come pre-installed on other Android tablets, Verizon’s offerings will integrate a private app store that will let IT departments quickly and easily provision their own and authorized third-party applications.

An immediate goal is to ease the pre-deployment burden on enterprise IT, which currently spends a great deal of its own time overcoming pre-installed settings. Last year, Lenovo also addressed these issues when it introduced the Android-powered ThinkPad Tablet.  The Lenovo device also comes with a private app store, and Lenovo custom imaging services can result in zero-touch deployment out of the box. Read more

IT Controls Key to Minimizing Security Risks for Enterprise Tablet Deployment

Posted on by Jonathan Mulder Posted in IT, Security





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As large enterprise organizations contemplate deploying large numbers of tablets to their users, IT teams face many challenges related to minimizing security risks. First and foremost they need to assess data integrity. What exact data do you want going in and out of these devices, and what sort of protection must be put into place to eliminate the chance that this critical information goes rogue? Read more

Keep Your Corporate Email Secure with Exchange ActiveSync

Posted on by David Rivera Posted in Blog, Security





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Your users want to access their work email and calendars and other Microsoft Outlook information on their tablets. You want to make sure those tablets are secure before they access the corporate email server. If you’re in a Microsoft Exchange environment, you can satisfy both requirements with Exchange ActiveSync (EAS). Read more

Mobile App Certification & Verification

Posted on by Jonathan Mulder Posted in Android, Apps, Blog, Security





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When it comes to Android tablets, everybody talks about the apps.  One of the largest attractions for Android users is the many choices of apps.  With the Android eco-system reaching new heights with over 400,000 apps and counting, the biggest challenge a user can face is trying to determine which app is the best and will actually solve the problem that they need solved.

A trickier question for an Android tablet user is finding the right tablet optimized apps.  Apps that take advantage of the larger screens that are found on most Android tablets. Many apps that were designed for phones are simply ported to support tablets without really thinking through how to leverage these larger screens in a fundamentally different way.  Finding the tablet apps that meet the need of the end user whether they are a consumer or an enterprise class customer who needs access to critical business tools is a real challenge for tablet adopters. Read more

Who’s Minding the Store? 3 Strategies for Mobile App Management

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Consumerization, Security





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The proliferation of mobile applications is changing the way we do business, but it has its drawbacks for companies that provide tablets to employees or let employees use their own tablets on the job.

Downloading mobile apps increases the risk that Trojans and other malware will find their way into your corporate network. Malware in mobile apps is on the rise, and at least one expert, Roger Thompson of ICSA Labs (hired as the company’s first “Chief Emerging Threats Researcher”), is predicting that 2012 will be “the new age of malware.” Read more

Mobile Device Management Options for Android Tablets

Posted on by David Rivera Posted in Apps, Blog, Security





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The fast rise of tablet use in the enterprise has forced IT departments to deal with the same issues with tablets that they have been dealing with for years with traditional desktops and laptops, including inventory tracking and securing corporate data.

As with traditional PCs, IT administrators need to configure and secure tablets to meet their corporate requirements, but do not want to physically touch every device to do so. So, support for “zero-touch” deployment and configuration is critical for IT acceptance of tablets. Read more