Mobile Computing

Securing your workforce

Edited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

Publication date:

23 December 2011

Length of book:

75 pages

Publisher

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

ISBN-13: 9781780171111

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

According to a recent iPass report, 73% of enterprises allow non-IT managed devices to access corporate resources. 65% of companies surveyed reported security issues. This ebook looks at the security risks of an increasingly mobile workforce and proposes a range of possible solutions. Topics covered include: using personal mobile devices at work (BYOD); password security; data encryption; raising user awareness; securing networks; legal aspects of data security; and the danger of risk trade-offs.

Foreword

Equipping employees, maximising potential
Consumer devices in the workplace – a best-practice security approach
Security on the move
Mobile security: minimising risk, maximising awareness
Delivering security on employees’ personal laptops
Safety training for the workforce
CEOs in the dock
Stopping the mobile bot threat
Password security
Encryption is sometimes not enough
NFC - another one for the acronym soup
Network security when going mobile
Improving your network and application assurance strategy
Mobile rules for security officers – a ‘case study’
Useful links