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Surprising Stats About Mobile Security

February 28, 2013 Leave a comment

Another good article!!

Surprising Stats About Mobile Security

IT security and data protection are the top ranked challenges faced by many mobile IT asset managers. This was certainly brought to light in Mobile Enterprise’s IT headaches executive survey, and recent research from the International Association of IT Asset Managers (IAITAM) brings this to light as well.

When IAITAM asked: how do organizations handle mobility and security? Fifty five percent of respondents access the enterprise from a remote location during off hours and the same number can access enterprise information from any BYOD device. Yet only 60% of organizations track how, how long or who is accessing remotely.
Out of those employees who do access the enterprise remotely, slightly more than half use a secure key or digital pass, while 49% use a login name and password on a secure site. A little more than half (53%) of organizations surveyed have an intrusion protection system for deployed mobile units.

Lost/Stolen Devices Covered
Nearly 90% of respondents have a mobile device policy and process in place for lost, misplaced or stolen mobile devices. At the same time, little more than a quarter have real-time location system tracking on any/all mobile devices. Still, 56% say they are able to perform a remote wipe of all data.
Less than half (43%) will automatically replace a lost, misplaced or stolen device within a 24 to 48 hour period. Eighty-four percent of companies have a firm policy that employees leaving the company must surrender their mobile device(s).
Tracking software downloaded on devices and preventing software downloads came in third and fourth as the most challenging issues, respectively, but with the predicted growth of mobile malware, this number could change going forward.

Asset Tracking?
Nearly 60% believe that they are managing mobile security adequately, but nearly 75% surveyed felt that licensing and management of mobile device assets is a challenge; 52% track their assets using an automated tool, while 36% still use spreadsheets. Another 12% are not tracking mobile assets at all. Members of the Mobile Enterprise Editorial Advisory recently had few things to say about this topic.
The main software programs accessed through a mobile handheld device or smartphone are Microsoft (85%), Google (52%) and Adobe (26%). Many of these same software publishers aggressively protect their intellectual property through software audits.

BYOD
Fifty-one percent of organizations surveyed had a BYOD or BYOT [technology] program that allows employees to use their personal mobile devices for work purposes. Surprisingly, 60% who took advantage of a BYOD program only accounted for 25% or less of employees who brought in their personal devices. 
 
More than three-quarters (77%) allow their employees…
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//Richard
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Do you really need a #BYOD policy? – via @GeneMarks

February 27, 2013 Leave a comment

This is a really good article by Gene Marks!

Social media.  Cloud computing.  Gamification.  SaaS.  Social CRM. Virtualization.  Mobile.  Every year we hear of the latest technology issues facing small business owners like me.   And now it’s BYOD (Bring Your Own Device).  Everywhere I read in the tech world it’s BYOD.  That’s because with the proliferation of smartphones, tablets and mini-laptops it’s become the hot tech security issue.  Whitepapers are written.  Seminars are conducted. Roundtables are moderated.  It’s a BYOD year.

I have 10 people in my company.  And a half dozen other contractors.  These people are using smartphones, tablets and laptops to access our data.  We do not have a BYOD policy.  Do I really need one?  Do all businesses, big or small, need to really worry about this?  Or is just another scare tactic from a bunch of IT guys looking to put fear into their clients’ minds and generate additional billable hours.

Hmmm.

The fact that everyone in my company has a different smartphone is of no concern to me.  Why should I care if Sam prefers his iPhone but Josh likes his Droid?  They are using their phones to call clients on Verizon or AT&T or whatever so I’m not exposed to any risk there.  The same with texting.  But uh oh…then there’s email.  Am I exposed to security issues when they send and retrieve email from our server?  No.  That’s because we have a hosted mail server and each employee has their own login to their email account.  They set up their email on their own with instructions we gave them.  Viruses, spam and all the other evil things that could happen via email are (hopefully) controlled by the security software running at the server level.

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Letting Go of the 12 Behaviors Holding You Back

October 5, 2012 Leave a comment

This post was great, thanks Mattias Tronje for sending it!

Read it and think about how you can improve!

“12 Behaviors that always hold leaders back:

  1. Avoiding. Avoiding is the path to mediocrity.
  2. Copying others and losing you. Copying others is useful when it aligns with your strengths. When it doesn’t align, it creates stress, pressure, frustration, and failure.
  3. Over thinking and under acting; stressing preparation over execution. Most organizations plan well and execute poorly.
  4. Hiding from what you really think or feel. The need to please others causes you to lose yourself.
  5. Asking “why” too much.” 

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//Richard

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