MDM

Apps, not malware, should be your biggest mobile concern

A two-pronged approach to mobile security focuses on enforcing security from the center while showing users the security risks at the endpoints of their mobile devices.

  • By Patrick Marshall

AirWatch platform to help manage enterprise video

AirWatch Video simplifies video distribution, security and management, helping organizations to scale and secure video initiatives.

  • By GCN Staff

Will Knox tip government buyers toward Android?

Samsung’s Knox containerization technology, together with sophisticated vetting in defense and security circles, is gaining traction in federal, state and local markets.

  • By Brian Robinson

Multi-device BYOD management from a single console

Latest release of Absolute Manage will offer full BYOD support for Mac and Windows computers as well as tablets and smartphones from a single console.

  • By GCN Staff

BlackBerry adds security for iOS and Android to enterprise platform

Enterprise Service 10.2 extends BlackBerry's secure back end to almost any device in a BYOD setting and separates work and personal data on iOS and Android devices.

  • By John Breeden II

Dell Software addresses agency needs in BYOD, big data and security

Dell Software recently announced new tools for mobility management, security and business intelligence.

  • By John Breeden II

BlackBerry BES 10.2 takes on enterprise BYOD

New features for enterprise mobile management include API and update support for iOS and Android.

  • By John Breeden II

A vision for BYOD: Virtual smartphones

With AT&T's Toggle, two virtual smartphones can exist within the same device; one is open and unsecured for the user. The other is locked down for government service.

  • By John Breeden II

Some hidden pitfalls of government BYOD

How competition among smartphone makers might pose problems for government mobile device management.

  • By John Breeden II

Remote authentication guidelines updated for a mobile world

NIST's update provides minimum technical requirements for remotely authenticating users over open networks.

  • By William Jackson

Managing cellular access means really managing it, sometimes daily

A system to block contraband cell phones in prisons must be continually tuned to ensure that it covers the required footprint but does not step out of bounds.

  • By William Jackson

Deploying mobile devices? A few questions to consider.

Before devices can be secured and managed, agencies should answer questions about GPS tracking, personal/business use and other issues.

  • By William Jackson

NOAA: From BlackBerry to iPhones, Androids and (maybe) BYOD

As the agency moves to new platforms it is using a cloud-based service to learn how to effectively manage mobility across the enterprise, and possibly allow personal devices.

  • By William Jackson

Civilian agencies can get military-grade comm on standard Android phones

Motorola and Fixmo are offering agencies and law enforcement the same encryption, policy management and compromise detection to date available only to the military.

  • By John Breeden II
Featured eBooks

OMB delivers advice to help agencies get going on mobile

The Mobile Security Reference Architecture is one more guide for agencies wrestling with how so securely bring smart phones and tablets into their networks.

  • By Patrick Marshall

Importance of managing mobile devices: It's not just talk

A recent survey shows the extent to which people use their smart phones for PC-like tasks, underscoring the necessity of integrating them into the enterprise.

  • By John Breeden II

A breakdown of DOD security controls for iOS and Android

DISA specifies required capabilities for secure use of two more mobile operating systems on DOD networks.

  • By William Jackson

Citrix Receiver now supports Android smart-card authentication

The software supports CAC and PIV card authentication, and meets NSA and DISA requirements for secure Bluetooth communication.

  • By John Breeden II

Net App Connect provides a secure platform for BYOD

Connect lets users view, work with and share information while it stays safely behind the network firewall.

  • By Greg Crowe

Novell, NTP introduce secure mobile file sharing solutions

Services can help enable BYOD by allowing mobile users to securely share documents.

  • By Greg Crowe

MDM is only part of the story

XenMobile MDM from Citrix provides gives admins a wealth of management capabilities, which can be leveraged further when used with the other applications in the Mobile Solutions Bundle.

  • By Greg Crowe