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20th June 2008    Current rating: 

As people begin to focus on the emergence of more and more 3G wireless devices, security concerns are being raised as well. The newest iPhone is the latest call to action for the enterprise community, as reported in Brian Prince’s eWeek article:

Whether IT organizations are ready or not, smart phones are a reality for enterprises. Gartner analysts predicted in a January report that smart-phone sales will reach about 173 million in 2008, a jump of 42 percent from last year. The iPhone 3G, stated to be available July 11, is Apple's latest attempt to capitalize on consumers' desire for Internet-enabled phones with more and more functionality.

It still seems surprising to us that North America continues to view smartphones and the security issues that come with them as something “on the horizon.” And methods of protection that are employed are those of which are better suited for PCs or laptops:

"Data encryption should not require special behavior by the user, such as placing sensitive data in special folders," Dearing said. "Many users of smart phones are technically savvy enough to skirt around IT policies by hard-resetting a device and removing the security software. The low cost of the smart phone also makes it easy for users to replace a standard-issue or lost smart phone with a new device and merely self-configure the device to sync with IT servers."

It’ll be interesting to watch the responses to Brian’s question of whether or not readers feel their organizations do a good job of monitoring smartphone security.

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