By
Matthew Witten, MBA, CISA, CISSP, CRISC, MCSA, ACE
MOBILE SECURITY AND THE CHANGING WORKFORCE
WHO KNOWS THIS GUY?
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?
WHERE IS MOBILE HEADED?
• 4 Billion mobile devices by 2014
• 20 Billion devices by 2020
WRAPPING OUR HEAD AROUND IT
• Do we allow personal devices on the network? (BYOD)
• Do we only allow company purchased devices?
• Are we entering a Perfect Storm?
BYOD – FORGET THE PAST
• Cannot vet apps
• Traditional admin vs user roles do not exist
• Traditional policies may not be effective
BYOD
• Personal and corporate data intertwined (Sandboxing)
• Geo-location policy
• Do you really save money?
BYOD – IS THERE A HAPPY MEDIUM?
BYOD – THINGS TO PONDER
BYOD – THINGS TO PONDER
BYOD – THINGS TO PONDER
BYOD – THINGS TO PONDER
*Visage Mobile study
BYOD – MOVING TO THE CLOUD
• Risk vs. Rewards
• Loss of Control?
BYOD – MOVING TO THE CLOUD
MOBILE - THE NEXT (CURRENT) GENERATION
MOBILE IN EDUCATION
MOBILE IN EDUCATION
MOBILE IN EDUCATION - RESEARCH• CourseSmart and Wakefield Research:
• 67% cannot go more than 1 hour without digital technology and 40% cannot last more than 10 minutes
• 79% use mobile technology for quick knowledge checks before a test
• 68% believe they are saving more than 2 hours a day using their devices
MOBILE IN EDUCATION - RESEARCH• CourseSmart and Wakefield Research: (cont.)
• 51% prefer digital textbooks on eReaders to print textbooks
• 58% have taken an online course
• Even with traditional courses, 79% have submitted papers and assignments online and 71% have taken tests and quizzes online
MOBILE IN EDUCATION - RESEARCH• CourseSmart and Wakefield Research: (cont.)
• 18% report receiving materials via Facebook
• 58% have taken an online course
• 84% can access their syllabus and 78% of students receive class updates and news via online learning systems
MOBILE IN RESEARCH
• Innovations and advances
• Data collected onsite
• With new development comes new risks
GPS
• May 2, 2000
• GPS Dot
GPS
• No more Big Brother, but Big Neighbor
• Wave Bubble (be careful… not good like
on the surface)
• GPS Spoofing
GPS
GPS
GPS
• What are you going to do when this new “cool” asset tracking is shown to your CIO?
• What are the protections and countermeasures that can be put into place?
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
• Developing a mobile and cloud security policy
• Who is going to be the first liability case?
• Sure Headed IT hits the fan
• Remember: MDM ≠ Security
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
• Examine the risk and reward
• How do we prevent users from bypassing controls?
I LEAVE YOU WITH DILBERT…
©2007, Dilbert Cartoon
THANK YOU!
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