Policy Management
Tips for Safe Banking from Your Smartphone
Feb 1st
by Pragati Jain, Fiberlink Smartphone banking is today’s smart way of managing money on the go. We’ve all come to appreciate it for the simplicity and convenience it offers us. While the perks are great (quick access to funds, account balance summaries anytime, anywhere) safety and privacy have remained prime concerns. For this reason, I’ve come More >
Mobile Device Management for Financial Institutions
Jan 25th
Employees are bringing devices to work in ever-increasing numbers. Gone are the days of IT handing out devices with just the company-approved software. Now more and more users want to use the devices they own and like, and these devices do double-duty for work and home. This brings up a lot of issues for any More >
Rogue Devices, the Big Bad Wolf of the Enterprise
Nov 3rd
by John Harrington, Fiberlink If enterprise IT can learn anything from an old fairy tale, it’s that their house will be blown down when they don’t prepare for the danger at their door. The majority (~87%) of poll respondents from a 1,200-person Deloitte Webcast have acknowledged the threat of rogue devices–the big bad wolf–making this fairy More >
News Flash – Employees Blatantly Violate IT Policies
Apr 12th
by Clint Adams, Fiberlink This recent headline is based on a survey conducted by Fiberlink and states that one in ten employees has “blatantly” violated IT policies at some point in order to be productive. Definitely an interesting statistic. This made me wonder how many employees are inadvertently violating IT policies in the quest to More >
Mass Data Protection Law: Start of a Trend?
Mar 1st
by Chris Corbet, Fiberlink On March 1st, 2010, the state of Massachusetts raised the bar for companies and their IT organizations by implementing tough legislation that requires new protections for customer data. Any organization that has customers located in Massachusetts will have to abide by 201 CMR 17.00: Standards for the Protection of Personal Information More >