Posts tagged Device Management
Of the Mobile Device Operating Systems, Which is the Most Secure?
May 24th
by Joe Pappano, Fiberlink Security practitioners like me shy away from absolutes. That being said, I do not have a problem drawing some comparisons across the leading mobile device platforms, specifically Symbian, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Mobile 7 and Android. I am not a smart device programmer, although I understand the architecture principles. I have quite More >
2011 CTIA Wireless Show in a Nutshell
Mar 31st
by Jonathan Dale, Fiberlink I had the pleasure of spending time at the 2011 CTIA Wireless conference in sunny Orlando, FL, last week. It could not have been a better location for someone stationed in the Northeast. While down there, I took part in several analyst briefings, the ShowStoppers event, the MobileTrax Innovators dinner, and More >
Understanding the Risks of Unmanaged Exchange ActiveSync Partnerships
Mar 29th
by Joe Pappano, Fiberlink Exchange ActiveSync is great for “push” email synchronization with mobile devices, but as a mobile device management platform it has serious architectural and administrative limitations that leave you exposed to significant security risks. To illustrate the point, let’s examine how many company’s enable access to Exchange from mobile devices. What your More >
2011 Security Threats
Feb 8th
by David Lingenfelter, Fiberlink It’s a new year and there are new lists of potential threats. This past year has seen a lot of the same old spam, phishing, botnets, etc., but it’s also seen a decline in those categories, as well. This past year has also seen the Cloud continue to try and define More >
IT support calls should be more like doctor visits. Really?
Dec 7th
by Jonathan Dale, Fiberlink I recently went to my doctor to investigate something that was troubling me. Believe it or not, several times a minute I feel a short vibration or buzz in my heart area. It has been happening for 3- 4 weeks and, until late last week, I did not realize it was More >