Technology Consumerization

Adapt, accept and manage: a BYOD mantra for corporate IT

Posted by Cesare Garlati in BYOD, Consumerization, Enterprise Mobility May 15th, 2012 | No Comments
Research In Motion and Apple: two firms with more contrasting current fortunes you could not wish to imagine. The once high-flying Canadian BlackBerry-maker, for so long the darling of IT managers and beloved of time-starved execs the world over, has lost its way as rivals from the consumer space start to eat into its core enterprise business. Then there’s the phenomenon that is Apple, the Cupertino giant molded into the slick, stylish consumer success story it is today by the late Steve Jobs. You’re probably as likely in many organizations to see staff using an iPhone for work as a BlackBerry... read more

BYOD Survey: How Other IT Managers are Regaining Control

Posted by Majken Pullin in BYOD, Consumerization, Technology Trends May 7th, 2012 | 1 Comment
Regain control? Is that even possible? Yes! And there’s no better way than to talk to other IT managers to find out what they are doing about consumerization. What types of employee-owned mobile devices are they allowing on their corporate networks? And what are they doing to secure these devices? To get the answers you need, Trend Micro conducted an in-depth survey of IT administrators in the U.S., Japan, and Germany.  The survey report may surprise you. Among companies that allow BYOD, 96% have at least one security measure in place to address consumerization—but that’s often not enough.... read more

BYOD Best Practices – Three pitfalls you can’t afford to ignore

Posted by Cesare Garlati in BYOD, Consumerization, Policy, Privacy Apr 30th, 2012 | 2 Comments
In a previous post1 I raised three pitfalls that your BYOD program cannot afford to ignore when allowing employees to use their personal devices for work: Remote deletion of personal data on an employee-owned device Tracking an individual’s location Monitoring an employee’s Internet access Based on my involvement with various BYOD projects and my ongoing conversations with many industry experts, here is my recommendation for three best practices that will allow you to strike the delicate balance between employee privacy and corporate liability : Have a Comprehensive, Clear Policy that explicitly... read more

iSurvived, iThink?

Posted by Aaron Lewis in Consumerization Apr 26th, 2012 | No Comments
“We’ll have to send it out to a service facility,” said the Apple Store rep. “What kind of turnaround time are we talking about”? I asked. “Probably no more than 5 days.” Immediately I began calculating. Let’s see, today is Wednesday, so three more work days. What do I have coming up? I need to give a presentation this evening on Internet safety to kids and their parents. Heading to New Jersey tomorrow morning for a meeting, but only need a way to take notes. I will definitely need to edit SharePoint data. And I’ve got to edit and finish that... read more

Heard of “Path”? Your Contacts in the Cloud

Posted by Aaron Lewis in BYOD, Consumerization Apr 15th, 2012 | No Comments
Some smartphone apps could be covertly taking your business contacts to the cloud? We recently wrote about oblivious data loss and what seems to be the wild west of application development in this cloud security article. “There are several security and privacy risks here, of course, not least the implications of BYOD smartphones in the enterprise with data hungry apps downloaded on them inadvertently exposing the confidential details of colleagues, clients and business partners. At the moment apps don’t distinguish between groups when asking user permission to access the iOS address... read more

Which Mobile Platforms Are Ready for the Enterprise?

Posted by Majken Pullin in BYOD, Consumerization, Enterprise Mobility Apr 13th, 2012 | 1 Comment
It’s the question every IT manager is asking. The short answer: there’s not a single consumer mobile operating system that offers all of the security and management capabilities that enterprises need—but they are getting better. To get a complete picture of current mobile OS security holes and management challenges, I strongly recommend reading a timely new report developed specifically as a guide for IT managers. To conduct the analysis, industry analysts teamed up with Trend Micro’s CTO Raimund Genes and Cesare Garlati as well as other security experts.  Together they rated the top... read more

Dropbox – Enterprise Saviour or Enterprise Enemy?

Posted by Aaron Lewis in Consumerization Apr 4th, 2012 | No Comments
As a result of the increase in consumer-grade sync and sharing solutions being used within business, a huge black hole has been created when it comes to protecting and controlling corporate data. The enterprise can take a blanket view and block the access and synchronization of these solutions with gateway technology, or even completely lock down the PC so the sync agent cannot be installed. But, the problem here is these solutions deliver significant value to the user, and subsequently the business, so that zero-tolerance policy is not always the best option. Consumerization is driven by simple... read more

Managing consumer risk in the enterprise – why IT needs to change mindset to better support the business

Posted by Cesare Garlati in BYOD, Consumerization, IT Trends Mar 26th, 2012 | No Comments
Talking regularly* about the consumerization of IT can often make one sound like a broken record, but the economic, security and management challenges it throws up for enterprises are too important to ignore. The problems boil down to a lack of control, which can be described in two key ways. IT departments of course are built on policies, planning and predictability, but the introduction of technology from the consumer sphere, even when purchased centrally by IT teams for use in the enterprise, creates its own problems. It’s sexy and easy-to-use but it’s certainly not built with security... read more

Video: Trend Micro Interview at the Mobile World Congress 2012

Posted by Cesare Garlati in BYOD, Consumerization, Enterprise Mobility Mar 19th, 2012 | 1 Comment
Nelson Pereyra of bnetTV.com interviews Cesare Garlati at the Showstoppers 2012 event during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Consumerization, BYOD and Mobile Security. Nelson Pereyra:  Hello, I’m Nelson Pereyra from bnetTV. Welcome to Showstopper 2012 in Barcelona. And with us is Cesare Garlati, Senior Director of Mobile Security at Trend Micro. How are you doing, sir? Cesare Garlati:  Very well, thank you for having me. Nelson: And Trend Micro, great company, is one of the leading companies in the industry. And I have to say, what brings Trend Micro to this market in 2012, today? Cesare:... read more

IDC White Paper: 3 Consumerization Issues to Conquer

Posted by Majken Pullin in BYOD Mar 12th, 2012 | No Comments
Do you feel like BYOD introduces more IT challenges than…uh… the total number of Android apps on the market today? Well, first let me assure you, there are not that many challenges. But they can be complex. So where do you begin?  This IDC white paper is a great starting point that can help you address three of the biggest issues with BYOD. First: think beyond the device. “Companies must consider all the different activities end users engage in with their devices,” states IDC analyst Stacy Crook in a recent IDC white paper, “Embracing Consumerization with Confidence.” This white paper... read more

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