BYOD complicates endpoint security

In the good old days, taking work home from the office often meant that users had to lug stacks of files with them. Less than two decades later, although people’s workloads have not decreased, the physical load some have to carry home to continue working from there...

Avoid pitfalls of enterprise mobility apps

The hype surrounding mobile technology and its benefits to business is so overwhelming that managers could be forgiven for thinking all they have to do is link their employees’ smartphones to the company network to see profits soar. Naturally, the process is more...

BB10 approved for use on US DoD networks

BlackBerry has announced the US Department of Defence (DoD) has approved BlackBerry 10 smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook tablets with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 to be used on DoD networks. Working with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), BlackBerry...

Businesses vulnerable to mobile threats

 Businesses which have opened up their IT infrastructures to user-owned mobile devices, through bring your own device (BYOD) policies, need to take firmer steps to secure their data and networks from a growing range of security threats. That’s the word from William...

Mobile computing is far from mature in SA

Mobile computing is a growing phenomenon in the workplace and out with leading researchers already recognising the emergence of a “post-PC” era, says Nitesh Devanand, Dell Consumer product specialist at Drive Control Corporation (DCC).  As more people...

The impact of consumer IT on enterprise IT

Enormous development and innovation in consumer IT has revolutionised our personal lives, allowing us to interact and communicate in new ways with ease and fluidity.  An individual now has, in their hands, the power to connect with the world and collaborate like never...