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MSI Strategy & Tactics Talk Ep. 12: Managing Mobile Security Part II

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“Enterprises are starting to move toward mobile device management services. This could be in-house or off-site. It allows remote provisioning and configuration. It really helps an organization with policy issues.”  – Adam Hostetler, Network Engineer and Security Analyst, MicroSolved, Inc.

Samsung Galaxy, Google Android, Apple iPad — mobile devices are a hot item and consumers are bringing them to their workplaces. We wrap up our discussion from Episode 9 on Mobile Security by discussing what you can do to choose your mobile devices wisely and create an action plan for your organization. Discussion questions include:

  • Does it matter which mobile device you use?
  • How can an organization create a plan that is focused on attack prevention?
Panelists:
Adam Hostetler, Network Engineer and Security Analyst
Phil Grimes, Security Analyst
John Davis, Risk Management Engineer
Mary Rose Maguire, Marketing Communication Specialist and moderator

Click the embedded player to listen. Or click this link to access downloads. Stay safe!

A Framework For Managing Mobile Devices For Security

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After several discussions the last few days with a number of folks around mobile technologies and the security risks they pose to organizations, I thought I might be able to help folks by putting forth a quick a dirty (“back of the napkin”) framework diagram.

This should easily demonstrate a high level strategy and give you some thinking points about how your organization manages mobile devices and data interactions from them.
As always, thanks for reading and feel free to engage with me via twitter (@lbhuston), phone or email if you want to discuss the framework or any of the components. My team is always available to help and willing to engage with readers for help with creating the components or reviewing what you have so far. I hope this helps some folks!
Click this link to access the PDF: MobileTechSecFramework

MSI Strategy & Tactics Talk Ep. 11: Managing Mobile Security

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“We’re not seeing good reporting processes yet. Many organizations… do not know who has these mobile devices or where they are located and what they’re being used for.”  – Brent Huston, CEO, MicroSolved, Inc.

Samsung Galaxy, Google Android, Apple iPad — mobile devices are a hot item and consumers are bringing them to their workplaces. Along with the popularity are malware developers who would like nothing better than to steal sensitive information from them. How can you protect your organization’s data from mobile device usage? Discussion questions include:

  • Who is managing mobile devices?
  • There needs to be some reporting – who does this and who should be involved?
  • Who are the groups that should be included when talking about mobile security? How should an organization start their strategy?
  • Regarding the data layer: what controls can we wrap around the data itself?
Panelists:
Brent Huston, CEO and Security Evangelist, MicroSolved, Inc.
Adam Hostetler, Network Engineer and Security Analyst
Phil Grimes, Security Analyst
John Davis, Risk Management Engineer
Mary Rose Maguire, Marketing Communication Specialist and moderator

Click the embedded player to listen. Or click this link to access downloads. Stay safe!