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Lisa Sampson, Feature Writer Published: 10 Oct 2012
Network security in a world of mobile workers

This article is part of the April 2012 Vol. 3, No. 2 issue of Network security in a world of mobile workers

Network managers are sweating the small stuff -- personal mobile devices like Kindles, iPads and Android products -- and with good reason. IT consumerization is introducing new security risks to the enterprise network, prompting managers to re-evaluate their organizations' existing mobile device security best practices. Seventy-one percent of enterprises believe that the use of personal mobile devices on their networks is leading to increased security incidents, according to a survey of 750 IT and security professionals. Sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies, the survey also revealed that 78% of respondents have seen the number of personal devices connecting to their networks more than double in two years. Network managers used to just block unwanted devices from accessing the network, but enterprises have begun embracing bring your own device (BYOD) policies, forcing a major shift in the way managers think about consumerization. Instead of first thinking, “Block access,” they are now thinking, “Enable access safely.” It's a new mindset for ... Access >>>

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    • Is virtual desktop infrastructure the answer? by Nathan Eddy

      IT organizations are finding that virtual desktop infrastructure is ready-made to take on the biggest BYOD challenge—providing secure, remote access to corporate assets.

    • Networking for BYOD: No single solution by Rivka Little

      An architecture firm IT manager finds himself mitigating the risks of BYOD after he realizes there is no easy answer to managing and securing personal devices on the network.

    • NAC technology evolves in a BYOD policy world by Amy Larsen DeCarlo

      Just when we thought NAC had fizzled, the technology may make a comeback as IT managers seek news ways of controlling personal mobile device access to corporate networks.

    • Mobile device security best practices for BYOD by Lisa Sampson, Feature Writer

      BYOD policies require a new set of mobile device security best practices. Instead of thinking, “Block access,” network managers must now think, “Enable access safely."

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