After beating back amendments by Democratic members to limit liability protections for businesses, the House Homeland Security Committee on
April 14 unanimously approved cyberthreat information sharing legislation on a voice vote.
"Ransomware is now one of the fastest growing classes of malicious software," says Fedor Sinitsyn, a senior malware analyst at the security firm Kaspersky Lab. "In the last few years it has evolved from simple screen blockers demanding payments to something far more dangerous."
Ransomware attacks fall into two...
MaaS360, an IBM company and leader in Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM), presents Volume I of a three-part series that explores the appification of the enterprise, including IT's role as the great enabler of app-led employee productivity and collaboration, enterprise growth and customer engagement. In this volume,...
MaaS360, an IBM company and leader in Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM), presents Volume II of a three-part series that explores the appification of the enterprise, including IT's role as the great enabler. In this volume, learn how to design a business-driven app strategy that advance business goals - without...
MaaS360, an IBM company and leader in Enterprise Mobile Management (EMM), presents Volume III of a three-part series that explores the appification of the enterprise, including IT's role as the great enabler. In this volume, learn the key security dangers of mobile apps in the enterprise and find out how...
The terms Data Leak Prevention (DLP) and Container are beginning to dominate the mobile management conversation. Over the past few years great strides have been made in providing the tools and solutions that offer management and security for mobile devices; both for devices the
enterprise owns and those that...
Mobile computing offers manufacturers many new ways to improve productivity and bottom line performance in every area of their business. Smartphones and tablets are becoming natural extensions to core operational systems,including ERP, CRM, BI, MES and WMS, as well as for
logistics management, mobile procurement and...
For many retailers, mobile devices are simply a call to boost their marketing and management programs. Others have embraced the tactical promise of mobility by enabling an untethered point of sale. Those who are further along have a clearer understanding that a complete mobile device management (MDM) program is...
The number of mobile devices in healthcare facilities is increasing rapidly, as is the diversity of mobile platforms, operating systems (OSes) and communication methods that need to be supported by these organizations. In fact, in remarks made at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., FCC Chairman...
Colleges and K-12 school districts across the country are embracing mobility in education, seizing the potential of devices such as smartphones and tablets to improve access to learning tools anywhere and at any time, and to chip away at the "digital divide." As children increasingly become digital natives, more adept...
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) have taken leading roles in exploring requirements for Mobile Device Management (MDM) systems for government agencies. Mobile devices, particularly smartphones, are exceptionally vulnerable to security...
The boundaries between working "in the office," "on the road," or "at home" have been blurred by the untethered power of smartphones, tablets, and other portable devices. Employees expect the flexibility to work on the devices they choose, and employers have come to expect
always-on availability. That business...
There are those in your organization who buy into the hype, who believe that there are employees who want to use these new types of devices
to be mobile, to actually do work on any device from any location. These people, often CEOs and other business leaders will try to convince you that your organization needs a way...
Log and machine data volume is growing like crazy, with many organizations expecting the volume to double every year! Already, specialized tools have emerged for managing log and machine data both on premise and in the cloud. When implementing these solutions, the TCO goes far beyond licensing costs as the technical...
There was a time when managing multitudes of devices was a simple feat. It only required IT to grant simple requests such as installing email and other office tools to achieve maximum happiness. However, as technology evolved so did the worker's wants. Now employees want the option to be untethered; they want the...
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