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Is Your Business Taking the Threat of Mobile Malware Seriously?

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Michelle Drolet

Don’t underestimate the damage that malware proprietors can unleash if the right security policies aren’t in place. Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs and cloud computing — two of the biggest enterprise trends from the last couple of years — go hand in hand. Employees want to be given the latitude to use their smartphones for work, and they want to have round-the-clock access to data and applications. For businesses, there are obvious advantages to both cloud computing and BYOD programs infalse

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Verify the Security of your Mobile Apps

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Michelle Drolet

Network World - The enterprise is increasingly turning to mobile app developers for solutions to leverage interest in BYOD. Gartner estimates that 70% of mobile professionals will conduct their work on personal smart devices by 2018. The app development boom has fostered a competitive environment for developers and there is a focus on speed. But In the rush to deploy enterprise apps and start reaping the benefits, it is easy to overlook key security risks that could cause irreparable damage tofalse

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How to ensure mobile apps are secure for the enterprise

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Michelle Drolet

As the app revolution has gathered pace and smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous, the importance of testing app security has grown. Many companies have embraced the BYOD trend. They may even have developed applications that enable employees to have 24/7 access to business data and tools. The benefits can be counted in productivity boosts and flexibility, but there is a real and present danger that is being ignored all too often. How many of these enterprise apps have undergonefalse

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Mobile Devices Get Means For Tamper-Evident Forensic Auditing

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Michelle Drolet

The convenience of mobile devices has led to their rapid proliferation in the work place. But along with that convenience come security and compliance issues contributing to the degeneration of trust. Risk management for mobile devices is of rising concern, particularly in highly regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. In order to detect security breaches and guarantee compliance, tamper “proofing” has not been sufficient. When it comes time for a forensic audit, the ability tofalse

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BYOD Brings on a War of Worry

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Michelle Drolet

It appears that BYOD, “Bring Your Own Device” to work, is beyond just being a growing trend if not currently a sanctioned practice within the corporate walls. It may seem that bowing to this desire on the parts of employees would have a lot to offer, not the least of which is a reduction in costs for employee-issued hardware. Unfortunately that is not entirely the case.

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Beware of BYOD trend wreaking havoc

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Michelle Drolet

Bringing mobile devices to work? Not so fast. Like it or not, the line between the workplace and the home is blurring. Work-at-home arrangements are becoming more common and cloud services make it easier to co-ordinate teams online. People are constantly on call, with the ability to check their emails and stay in touch wherever they are. The days of having a personal mobile and a work device are fast disappearing as the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend continues to grow. A recent SkyDoxfalse

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Mobile Devices Get Means for Tamper-evident Forensic Auditing

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Michelle Drolet

Providing early evidence of tampering can shorten investigation times for breaches and audits. The convenience of mobile devices has led to their rapid proliferation in the workplace. But along with that convenience comes security and compliance issues contributing to the degeneration of trust. Risk management for mobile devices is of rising concern, particularly in highly regulated industries such as healthcare and finance. In order to detect security breaches and guarantee compliance,false

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Trust Your Third-Party Applications? Think Again….

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Michelle Drolet

Don’t assume those third-party apps you buy are fully secure. Despite the promise of cloud computing, companies are still buying software. And it is more cost effective to buy an application and plug it into your system than it is to develop anew. How many third-party applications has your company bought off the shelf? How secure are they? Have you conducted any actual testing? Too many organizations are oblivious to the need for stringent security testing. Many third-party apps are purchasedfalse

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Hackers leak 1 million Apple device IDs

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Michelle Drolet

To cap off a summer of devastating corporate data breaches, hackers yesterday posted online what might be the crown jewel of 2012 data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch's, all purportedly stolen from the FBI. There may also be an additional 11 million Apple device IDs yet to be released, many with users' full names, addresses and telephone numbers attached.

Why You Need A Mobile Device Policy

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Michelle Drolet

Whether you choose to embrace it or try to resist it, the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is set to grow. A study by Cisco Systems found that 78 percent of white-collar workers in the U.S. use a mobile device for work and 41 percent indicated that most smartphones that connect to the company network are actually employee-owned. So, if you don't already have a BYOD policy, you need one. Employees will connect to your network and use their personal mobile devices for work, whether you allow itfalse

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