Security

7 Essential Policy Areas for BYOD Security

Posted on by Clain Anderson Posted in Blog, Consumerization, Security





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Enjoying the privilege of using a personal device at work doesn’t come without responsibility. Companies that allow employees to use their own tablets must ensure that clearly defined security policies are in place. More importantly, those policies must be understood and agreed upon by management, IT and the tablet users themselves.

Technology is giving organizations lots of ways to successfully protect and manage the data and applications on Karen’s BlackBerry Playbook, Adam’s iPad, Barbra’s ThinkPad Tablet and Kevin’s Galaxy Tab—but without underlying policies, seemingly valid solutions can be ignored or even create ethical problems. Read more

How Secure Is Your Connection? Top Tips for Tighter Security on the Road.

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Connectivity, Security





 

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If you’re always on the move, chances are you’ve had occasion to jump onto a Wi-Fi network at an airport, café, health club, hotel, or other venue. While this can make getting work done more convenient, Wi-Fi networks can put any data you transmit or receive online at risk. Even if your tablet is encrypted, your data is vulnerable as soon as you connect to the Internet through a Wi-Fi network.

The best solution is to make sure all your Internet connections go through a virtual private network (VPN). Android tablets offer built-in VPN support in your network settings, so you can enter your VPN address once and never worry about it again. Read more

The Weekly Round-Up – Enterprise Tablet Style

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Apps, Blog, Security, Tablet Adoption, Weekly Round-up





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Secure Mobile Access for BYOD Smartphones and Tablets Now Available With Flowfinity Reverse Proxy
Originally Posted By The San Francisco Chronicle
Flowfinity Wireless Inc., a proven provider of enterprise mobile apps for business process automation, today announced the availability of the Flowfinity Reverse Proxy, a solution for delivering secure access to Flowfinity mobile apps deployed within corporate networks for users of popular smartphones and tablets.
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One in Three Online Consumers to Use a Tablet by 2014
Originally Posted By eMarketer
Tablet devices, in their current incarnation, have only been available for a couple years, but the iPad has propelled them to rapid increases in ownership and usage. eMarketer estimates that by the end of 2011, 33.7 million Americans will use a tablet device at least monthly—a rise of 158.6% over last year, the year the iPad was released.
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Black Friday – Tablet Doomsday For Many Phone Vendors
Originally Posted By Forbes.com
The Black Friday promotional support for tablets seems notably weak – Amazon’s price aggression may have been the final nail in the coffin of several major tablet projects. Old school phone vendors like Motorola, Samsung, HTC and RIM are staring at an early death of their tablet projects as Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble basically split the market.
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App Review: Citrix Receiver Enables Secure Enterprise Access

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Connectivity, Enterprise, Security





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If you’re working with a tablet device in an enterprise environment, you’d like to get access to your organization’s applications and data. But your IT department wants to make sure you keep that data safe and secure. The solution for many organizations is Citrix Receiver.

Introduced in January 2010, Citrix Receiver is an easy-to-install client software app that enables you to access enterprise data, applications and desktops from any computing device, including smartphones and tablets. It’s a simple way to virtualize your desktop and take it anywhere you go. Read more

Connecting Multiple Mobile Devices with a Single Management Solution

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Blog, IT, Mobility Strategy, Security





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As the number of devices and operating systems available to your mobile workforce increases, mobile device management (MDM) is becoming more and more complex. IT managers are under pressure to provide ubiquitous access to corporate information, while keeping that information secure across a broad spectrum of mobile devices and platforms.

Enterprise organizations may benefit from a comprehensive, third-party management service that ensures data security and gives every nomadic worker a singular user experience—whether they’re connecting with a tablet, a laptop, a smartphone, or any other mobile device. Read more

CIO Interview Series: Do You Use an iPad at Work? (VIDEO)

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Government, Security





Originally posted by Public CIO

Thanks to the explosion in powerful consumer mobile devices, a growing number of government employees want to use their smartphones or tablet PCs for work. Instituting so-called “bring your own device” policies may make economic sense for cash-strapped public agencies, and they’ll certainly make users happy. But for CIOs, the trend also raises uncomfortable questions about security and retention of public records.

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9 Things IT Can Do to Protect Enterprise Tablets

Posted on by Lane Jesseph Posted in Enterprise, Mobility Strategy, Security





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Whether stolen from an employee’s car, left in an airport bar, or otherwise pilfered or misplaced, mobile devices—and the data that resides on them—aren’t exactly safe. According to the Ponemon Institute, a laptop disappears every 53 seconds. And once they start compiling statistics on smaller, thinner, lighter tablets, it’s a safe bet that the disappearance rate will be even faster. Read more