Happy Secure New Year!
Friday, January 6th, 2012 Karen Ambrose Hickey, EditorTo start off your new year with the new devices coming into the Enterprise, here are some articles on device security.
Android vs iOS vs BlackBerry: Which is the most secure holiday gift? by Steve Hunt and Neohapsis, CSO
Fragmentation on Android continues to be a problem, along with behind-the-scenes activities of some downloaded apps, unbeknownst to the owner. iOS has the good/bad relationship of a closed platform, often with delayed security fixes.
For CIOs, Time To Deal With All Of Those Holiday Mobile Devices by Eric Savitz, Forbes
“The first lesson of BYOD is crystal clear. Apply the same data protection policies to mobile devices that you have for laptops or desktop computers…But new solutions are starting to emerge that let CIOs separate applications and data from personal aspects of the mobile gadget. For instance, on some phones, users have different sign ins for work apps and home apps…”
