Archive for September, 2010

Consumer Technology in the Workplace: Managing Security Risks and Maximizing Employee Productivity

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

We’ve just issued this Unisys PoV on how to address new challenges and risks for enterprise IT and security posed by the consumerization trend. The paper, which you can download below, is titled, “Consumer Technology in the Workplace: Managing Security Risks and Maximizing Employee Productivity.”
It gives you four ways that IT departments can protect their [...]

Read More




Who Should Pay for Your Employees’ Consumer Technology, and How?

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

In the mid-1980s, historian Barbara W. Tuchman published “The March of Folly,” a superb examination of some states’ and organizations’ almost perverse insistence on pursuing “policy contrary to [their] self-interest,” with consequences ranging from adverse to disastrous.
We’re seeing evidence that IT management is in danger of pursuing a similar course of action as consumerization of [...]

Read More




To Protect Data On Mobile Devices, Start With Your People

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Last month, I was appointed Vice President and Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Unisys. In my new role, I will work with functional leaders across Unisys, other vendors, and our partners to develop, enhance, implement, and integrate effective global information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. I will also assist in client presentations, [...]

Read More




In Case You Missed It

Friday, September 24th, 2010

This week, we saw a study on mobile app security that should disturb any CIO; a list of contraband tools increasingly used at work; case studies on companies who are putting their social media experts to use; and more. Read on for a taste of this week’s hot topics in CoIT.
PC Mag reports that 57 [...]

Read More




How to Secure Consumer Devices in the Enterprise

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Can you imagine a day at work without your state-of-the-art business enabler, be it the BlackBerry Bold, iPhone 4, Android, or another mobile device? For most people I know, it’s a difficult situation to envision. When I don’t have my Blackberry Storm at my fingertips, I can’t get my work done as fast. Any reader [...]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Read More