21st Century Tools for Teaching-People and Learners

To go online is to live dangerously. Aside from the risk of viruses, there are also worms and Trojan horses -- all trying to find an unsecured computer upon which to work their mischief.

 

Check out also:

 

- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/beginners-it-security-guide/

 

 

- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/why-ict-security-why-the-need-to-secure-a-computer/

 

 

- http://gustmeesen.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/pc-security-howto-secure-my-pc/

Your phone goes everywhere with you. You keep it at your desk at work, near your bed when you sleep, and in your pocket during dinner. Many people use their phones for mobile banking, keeping in close touch with friends and family over Facebook and Twitter, and sending countless text messages about their daily lives. But do our phones deserve the trust we place in the security of all the information we're giving them?

 

If you choose your apps carefully and give out your personal information sparingly, you'll have no problem at all. But if you download everything and give out your name and address every time you can, you'll be making a huge mistake.

 

Ignorance, as those in IT security know, is not bliss.

 

And, two new studies when viewed together show that consumer ignorance of the consequences of their actions coupled with enterprises' unawareness of their computing environment equal unacceptable risk.

 

===> Many organizations unduly place themselves at risk by allowing access to their computers by mobile devices used by employees who download apps without understanding their consequences. That doesn't seems like a smart information risk management policy; actually, it doesn't seem like a policy at all. <===

 

Employees are increasingly using (and demanding to use) their personal devices to store and process their employer's data, and connect to their network...

 

Even if cost-savings is not the goal, most companies believe that processing of company data on employee personal devices is inevitable and unavoidable. Unfortunately, BYOD raises significant data security and privacy concerns, which can lead to potential legal and liability risk.

 

Many companies are having to play catch-up to control these risks.

 

This blogpost identifies and explores some of the key privacy and security legal concerns associated with BYOD, including “reasonable” BYOD security, BYOD privacy implications, and security and privacy issues related to BYOD incident response and investigations.

 

Take the example of company-owned laptop issued to an employee. When it comes to security, the company can:

- determine and limit the type of devices that can be used;

- implement minimum system requirements and configurations;

- install security-related software to the device;
encrypt company data on the device;

- apply security patches;

- monitor the use of the device to detect misuse, hacking or malware;

- dictate how the device connects to the company’s network;

- install and update anti-virus software;

- provide support for the device; and
obtain/access the device for purposes of an investigation (because the company owns the device).