Friday, April 7, 2006
PC World: Security Fears Hamper Mobile Devices
Posted by Raphael Salgado in "ARTICLE" @ 04:00 PM
"Around 60 percent of businesses are shying away from deploying mobile devices primarily due to security concerns, a new survey says. Expense and complexity also hampered moves toward mobile computing, according to the survey, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by security vendor Symantec. Executives at 240 organizations worldwide were interviewed..."
This is an interesting article that explains the stance or dilemma that many corporations have regarding mobile devices in the workplace. I have seen firsthand that corporate users have either bought their own device and got their IT department to install the software, never used any means of password-protecting or encrypting the device, or lost their mobile devices much more often than they have lost their laptops. Viruses are still relatively new, but can't be discounted. Data is still data, and as they say, the chain is as strong as its weakest link. What's your company's view on the use of mobile devices in the workplace? Are you using any enterprise tools for mobile devices to secure your company data?
This is an interesting article that explains the stance or dilemma that many corporations have regarding mobile devices in the workplace. I have seen firsthand that corporate users have either bought their own device and got their IT department to install the software, never used any means of password-protecting or encrypting the device, or lost their mobile devices much more often than they have lost their laptops. Viruses are still relatively new, but can't be discounted. Data is still data, and as they say, the chain is as strong as its weakest link. What's your company's view on the use of mobile devices in the workplace? Are you using any enterprise tools for mobile devices to secure your company data?
