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BYOD savings may be lost by security and admin costs

Rainer Enders, CTO of the Americas, NCP Engineering May 15, 2012

Before flocking to a mobile policy in which employees are permitted to connect their smartphones and tablets to the corporate network, consider that the return on investment may not be all it is cracked up to be -- security being a big reason why.
 

'Tis the season for consumerization of IT

Nathan McNeill, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Bomgar December 19, 2011

With the holidays right around the corner, expect many workers to soon be returning from their breaks with shiny new personal devices, like an iPad, in hand -- and wanting to connect them to the corporate network. IT departments must have a response plan in place.
 

Apple kicks bug hunter out of its developer program

November 08, 2011

Apple booted famed researcher Charlie Miller from its developer program after he created an iPhone app that exploits a code-execution vulnerability.
 

Office mobility: Consumerization of devices

Beth Schultz November 01, 2011

No longer with the option of saying "no" to its employees, organizations are finding that solutions and techniques exist for managing and securing the mobile devices workers wish to connect to the corporate network.
 

Apple delivers iOS patch for jailbreak flaw

July 15, 2011

Apple on Friday issued an update for its iOS mobile operating system, addressing a security flaw being used to jailbreak iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
 

Apple readying fix for iOS flaw used to jailbreak devices

July 07, 2011

Apple on Thursday said it is working to fix a security flaw in its iOS mobile operating system that soon could be used by criminals to gain access to users' devices.
 

New iPad 2 jailbreak tool leverages iOS flaw

July 06, 2011

A new, web-based jailbreaking tool available for the iPad 2 leverages a vulnerability in the way Apple's mobile operating system, iOS, handles PDF files.
 

One of two responsible for AT&T iPad breach pleads guilty

June 23, 2011

A San Francisco man who was charged with exploiting a flaw on the AT&T website to obtain personal information about Apple iPad subscribers has pleaded guilty, prosecutors said Thursday.
 

Apple issues iOS update to cool off tracking issue

May 06, 2011

Apple this week issued an update to address rampant concerns that its iPhone and iPad devices are collecting and storing information about users' locations.
 

Apple responds to data collection concerns

April 27, 2011

Apple has denied logging users' locations and promised to release a software update to change the way it stores data on iPhones.
 

Lawmakers to probe smartphone data collection

April 26, 2011

Google and Apple are facing heat from U.S. and foreign lawmakers over the discovery that their smartphone and tablet devices are collecting and storing information about users' locations.
 

Location data collection may interest law enforcement

April 22, 2011

Anonymous location data being collected off smartphones is nothing new, but some privacy experts worry about the implication if law enforcement wants access to it.
 

Apple delivers updates related to Comodo, Pwn2Own

April 15, 2011

Apple released a number of security updates for Mac OS X, Safari and iOS.
 

The end of the endpoint

Tom Gillis, vice president and general manager, security technology business unit, Cisco February 15, 2011

The rapid shift in technology requires a major re-think of how we deploy security.
 

More Mac malware common on 2011 prediction lists

December 28, 2010

Will 2011 be the year that threats against Mac platforms and devices finally reach the tipping point? Yes, according to a number of security firms.
 

Five ways to enjoy your Apple and keep your corporate network squeaky clean

Patrick Sweeney, vice president of product management, SonicWALL November 05, 2010

As Apple devices gain more traction in the office, IT administrators must follow best practices to ensure these endpoints can be trusted.
 

Flash on iPhone ends fight club between Apple and Adobe

Charles Jeter, ESET cybercrime investigator September 14, 2010

Users may soon be able to run Flash within an app on an iPhone or iPad.