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August 26, 2009
•White Paper: Overcoming Mobile Enterprise Security Challenges
By Psion Teklogix
Increasingly powerful feature sets and rich functionality are driving the wide-spread use of mobile devices by banks, security and law enforcement agencies, government authorities and other security conscious organizations. Mobile workforces are taking advantage of mobile devices to remotely access confidential emails, spreadsheets, databases, customer data, order information, credit card data, medical history and patient information among other sensitive corporate data. Mobile devices are now the most vulnerable entry points for malware andother threats to the corporate network to which theyare connected. Additionally, mobile devices are increasingly more dispersed geographically and at the forefront of operations in the field. So is sensitive corporate data!
The potential security loopholes are increasing – as are the associated costs and liability! Will the next leak of sensitive information in your organization result from a stolen SD card? Or data transferred out of the device through USB or Bluetooth? Can you ensure that corporate email is being accessed only on authorized mobile devices protected by security policies and no just any device the end user can buy? How quickly can you disable email access for a missing mobile device?
Do you have a strategy to deal with lost or stolen devices? Can you reliably "wipe" the information from a lost device if it does not connect to your server? Will your data be protected in the interim, if device theft is not detected for 24 hours? Can you proactively detect an attempt to install unauthorized software on a device? Can you respond in real time and take control of the device if it is in the wrong hands? Can you track the location of a stolen device to retrieve it?
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