Blog Posts Tagged with "Policies and Procedures"
Mobile Device Security in a BYOD World
January 29, 2013 Added by:Robert Siciliano
If you choose to use your personal device for employment purposes then your employer may take control over that device to protect themselves. In a company mobile liability policy, the employer often has remote capabilities to monitor activity and in the event of loss or employee termination wipe the data...
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Privacy Scares from the Ghosts of Job Applicants Past
January 17, 2013 Added by:Rebecca Herold
There is a topic that has been coming up, over and over and over again over the past 12 years, that I’ve never seen addressed in other publications. What does your organization do with all the personal information you collect from job applicants? Consider a real situation I encountered around ten years ago...
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What's Next For BYOD - 2013 And Beyond
December 30, 2012 Added by:Ian Tibble
The business case is inconclusive, with plenty in the "say no to BYOD" camp. The security picture is without foundation - we have a security nightmare with user devices, regardless of who owns the things...
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Prediction: BYOD May Go Away in 2013
December 25, 2012 Added by:Paul Kenyon
Considering this speed of change, taking a moment to reflect on the security risks ahead is not only prudent, but could save your organization from being blindsided. From my view, here's what I'd recommend organizations, from SMBs to the enterprise, prepare for in 2013...
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All Aboard
December 17, 2012 Added by:Randall Frietzsche
We need a well-conceived set of administrative and technical controls - our policy, while still acknowledging that every living creature on the planet is organically attached to a smart device, must dictate that the user will follow the policy at risk of termination...
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Social Media: Lightning Storm
December 03, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
I worked for one company who wanted to get information out quickly to all their stakeholders. The problem was the company was mired in an unhealthy aversion to risk. Their mind-set was avoidance, whereas industry transitioned to risk mitigation. That company is doomed to fail...
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BYOD savings may be lost by security and admin costs
November 12, 2012 Added by:Rainer Enders
Companies need to mobilize, that is without question -- but for too long BYOD has become nearly synonymous with this effort. In reality, BYOD is just one of the ways enterprises can mobilize, and in many cases, it is not the most secure, or necessarily the most cost-efficient way to do so...
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Security and Privacy Concerns for Mobile Devices
November 11, 2012 Added by:Dan Dieterle
BYOD (Bring your own Device) is one of the latest tech fads. Bring in that tablet or smart phone from home and we will hook it right up to our corporate network for you! What a great thing, and the IT staff just loves it too. But there are some serious concerns about mobile devices...
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BYOD Costs are Rising
November 11, 2012 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
Recent research demonstrates some of the quantifiable benefits and complexities associated with allowing employees to use their own mobile devices on their employers' networks. Most organizations are now enabling BYOD in the enterprise...
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Third Party Application Analysis: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
November 02, 2012 Added by:Fergal Glynn
Communication and execution are crucial to successful third party analyses. A huge contributing factor for these best practices is project management. Project management activities such as status meetings, enterprise follow-ups, and open discussions will facilitate the analysis process...
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iPhone Mania and Your Corporate Security
November 01, 2012 Added by:Tripwire Inc
With the release of the iPhone 5 the proliferation of personal smart phones into the enterprise will get even faster. With projected sales between 5 and 8 million iPhones through the holidays you can guarantee that a fairly large percentage of them will be added to the burdens of the corporate network...
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BYOD or Rogue IT?
October 22, 2012 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
Rogue IT is the name given to the informal, ad hoc software and electronic devices brought by employees into their workplace. If IT managers are warming up to and in fact embracing BYOD are they as accepting of Rogue IT in the office? Is Rogue IT simply an extension of BYOD?
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Employers Must Consider Social Media Risks
October 17, 2012 Added by:David Navetta
One should assume that any information purportedly protected by privacy settings could still be viewed by strangers. And t is difficult to authenticate “friends” on a social network – they may be impersonators looking to scrape sensitive information from the ”private” online posts...
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Four Best Practices for BYOD Policies
October 16, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Bringing your own device is not a right but a privilege. If your employer doesn’t allow it there is generally a good reason. Data breaches cost thousands and in some cases millions. So if you are lucky enough to be privileged, protect that mobile device with the guidance of the IT department...
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Network Design, Wireless Security, and Password Policies - Business Beware
October 15, 2012 Added by:Gary McCully
A while back I was on a wireless assessment in which I was able to compromise the client’s primary Windows Domain from their guest wireless network. My hope in writing this article is that organizations will take their network design, wireless security, and password policies a little more seriously...
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Six Questions to Ask Before Posting to Social Networks
October 10, 2012 Added by:Rebecca Herold
Every day I see yet another situation where employees misused, abused or otherwise accused social media sites to the chagrin of their employers. Businesses need to make a coordinated effort, using a combination of policies, training and technology to mitigate the risks of workers using social media sites...
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