BYOD, Cloud and Mobile Require New Monitoring Tools
When you look at the major trends that have been assaulting enterprise IT over the last several years, they all have a common bond, whether you’re talking about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), cloud, mobile or even social — it’s all about getting faster access to data. In days gone by IT controlled the entire technology process inside the enterprise from the devices to the software, but as these technology trends take hold, increasingly IT controls much less. Yet you are still expected to deliver the data whenever and wherever users want it, and of course it’s got be...
read moreThe Dark Side of BYOD – Liability and Legal Issues
Yesterday, we looked at some of the big issues around the Bring Your Own Device movement in the enterprise — including remote wiping. Today we are going to focus on liability issues — who’s responsible if a phone gets lost or stolen, and will cyber risk insurance policies that covered your corporate phones cover ones owned by individuals? Once again, we turned to Rich Santalesa, who is Senior Counsel at the InfoLawGroup, LLP, a law firm specializing in privacy, security, technology, media, advertising and intellectual property law — and he warns companies to be...
read moreThe Dark Side of BYOD – Remote Wiping and Other Issues
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movement is clearly gaining momentum, partly due to the rise of increasingly easy-to-use smart phones and tablets, and partly due to the decline of corporate cell phone companies, specifically Blackberry. But as employees bring their own devices to work, what are the implications for company and employee alike? I asked Rich Santalesa, who is Senior Counsel at the InfoLawGroup, LLP, a law firm specializing in privacy, security, technology, media, advertising and intellectual property law about this and he warned there were possible pitfalls that companies and...
read moreIDG Survey Finds IT Under Increasing Pressure (Surprise!)
A survey conducted by IDG found to nobody’s surprise that a combination of smaller staffs and changing roles is putting increasing pressure on IT. No big shock that. The survey was conducted last Fall between September 19 and October 4 and encompassed 300 IT executives from the US, UK, France, and Australia. It’s worth noting that this is a vendor-sponsored survey and the report is written on behalf of the sponsor. Nonetheless, the trends the survey found followed common themes on this blog. For instance, 50 percent of respondents believe Conumerization is the real deal and not...
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