If you are concerned about having mobile devices on your network, and about BYOD in particular, you are not alone — and you are right to worry. Mobile devices face a variety of threats, depending on the platform. Here are five of the most important, in no particular order. 1. Theft or loss: theft is [...]
Dealing With Your Organization’s Near-Certain Malware Problem
Apr 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The networks of Europe’s organizations — and by extrapolation, those elsewhere — are riddled with malware, and the majority have been the victims of a targeted attack at some point in the recent past. That is the startling conclusion of a recent Quocirca research report titled “The trouble heading for your business.” As grim as [...]
5 steps to mitigating “OBEM” syndrome
Apr 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Organizations tend to worry about security based on thoughts of Ninja Blackhats doing the technical equivalent of rappelling through the roof of Fort Knox and running off with several billion dollars’ worth of gold bullion. In technical terms, the Ninja Blackhat manages to bypass security and makes good their escape with the organization’s intellectual property [...]
Venn Shall We Three Meet Again?
Apr 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I was at an event recently and the vendor up on stage was trying to show how their company was taking the idea of the consumerization of IT seriously. From Quocirca’s point of view, consumerization is important — the continued growth of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) combined with bring-your-own-software (BYOS) through the downloading of apps to these [...]
Betting On A “Good Enough” Network?
Mar 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As I write this blog, I’m sitting 27 storeys above the Las Vegas Strip, looking down on the concrete jungle that makes up this surreal place. From my window, I can see several of the major casino hotels; several smaller ones hide in the depths. Around me are six out of ten of the world’s [...]
Mobile Computing is a Double-Edged Sword
Mar 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Mobile computing has become an essential part of our daily lives for both personal and business use. A vast number of employees are already using their own mobile devices at work, and mobile computing is quickly becoming a key strategy for virtually every organization. It’s easy to see why Facebook is capitalizing on its success [...]
OMG! MWC could be a BFD, LOL!
Mar 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As Mobile World Congress (MWC) passes on its weary way in Barcelona, those responsible for technology in organizations should be looking on — even if it is with a slight look of bemusement — to see what the goings-on at the event may mean for them. Firstly, even though MWC remains big, its direct impact [...]
It’s Not A Strategy To Stick A Pin In A Map
Feb 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cloud computing is touted as the answer — to pretty much anything and everything. For example, if you need elastic resource provision, use cloud. If you don’t want the cost of a facility and hardware plus maintenance, use cloud. If you want greater flexibility in on-boarding new employees and getting rid of old ones, use [...]
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