Tuesday 10 February 2009

Mobile security is a big concern for everyone

I read a report today by Telenor that talked about organizations concerns about Mobile Security...or to put it the other way around...the lack of Mobile Security and how it prohibits implementations of true mobility.
I know that I am biased in this matter as we at AppGate sell a system that treats all access in an equal way regardless of the device..but it also happens to be what I believe in.
The basic problem is the same: who the user is (always use strong 2-factor authentication), what should he or she access, how secure is the device etc etc? It is not about emails on mobile phones anymore; now we can access Intranet, business applications etc etc as well.
Funny enough when people talk about mobile security they talk about encryption of mobile phones or remote wipe (both things now comes as standard in most of Nokia business phones) instead of talking about the access problem. Many companies has not realized that they can use proper VPN:s to connect to the phone instead of simple push technologies.
So my simple conclusion…make a business decision about who and what information that people should be able to access…and then buy a system that handles all access….on mobile phones…PC…Mac…Linux…..on all types of networks…on the inside….or the outside….

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