Wireless voice communication is increasingly the lifeblood of enterprise, government and industrial workflow. But as mobile phones, smartphones and voice-enabled PDAs become more and more like full-fledged computing platforms (e.g., mobile Linux, Java, Symbian, Windows), they are exposed to vulnerabilities that were previously associated only with wired IT systems, such as eavesdropping on calls and data sessions (mobile intercept), user masquerading, theft of service, theft of personal data, session spoofing, device cloning, backdoors and mobile identity theft.
Like any IT resource, smartphones, mobile phones and PDAs are potentially vulnerable to viruses, worms, Trojans and spyware. Malware threats that were once targeted at LAN-based desktop and data center computers are now attacking mobile devices and mobile service provider networks. Mobile malware has been found to be very effective at attacking mobile voice and data sessions through open protocols and services.
With conventional security software, encryption routines running on mobile platforms are largely defenseless and vulnerable to a large number of hacker exploits and viral threats at the application, operating system and network levels. In the current era of escalating cyber threats, mobile platforms need a better approach to network encryption and authentication. This new approach must shield device-based security software from the vulnerabilities of open platforms and networks, so that wireless mobile CDMA and GSM voice traffic can be fully protected, end to end.
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Sunday, 6 December 2009
UK Business Priorities and Technology
The way people communicate in the Corporate marketplace has changed, change has been around for a long time but the elements that are driving the current wave of change in communications are new and more powerful than anything that we have seen before.
This is occurring because new technologies such as mobile applications and the mobile internet channel have now reached a critical mass.
The choice you now have is how do you deliver an integrated communication system that links different individuals together effectively across a wide range of options such as mobiles, desktops, laptops and the web.
To complicate this, the economic environment has brought about increased focus on cost management leaving organisations with fewer resources to innovate, or at least to do more with the same.
Recent research has found that UK business priorities are identified through four main topics; improving productivity and efficiency; retaining and attracting customers; cutting costs and generating more revenue.
Is this a shock to any one out there, NO I did not think so.
However what it does do is highlight the importance of equiping people with the right tools to help them do their jobs more effectively and efficiently to ensure they achieve these goals, vitally important as we start to prepare for the future economic upturn.
Organisations should be looking at the way new technology can drive granular and incremental, as well as wholesale business improvement amongst its people and processes.
Large bespoke technology projects are not the only way to deliver these benefits, simple or small changes can also deliver huge benefits to your organisation such as saving time and money by improving productivity and encouraging communication and collaboration across departments and locations or by providing employees critical up to the date information wherever they need to work through simple solutions delivered to end users securely, cheaply and quickly in just a few “clicks”.
mBusiness Consulting have listened to their customers and identified solutions to meet this demand which reduces IT complexity and costs but delivers all of the benefits.
This is occurring because new technologies such as mobile applications and the mobile internet channel have now reached a critical mass.
The choice you now have is how do you deliver an integrated communication system that links different individuals together effectively across a wide range of options such as mobiles, desktops, laptops and the web.
To complicate this, the economic environment has brought about increased focus on cost management leaving organisations with fewer resources to innovate, or at least to do more with the same.
Recent research has found that UK business priorities are identified through four main topics; improving productivity and efficiency; retaining and attracting customers; cutting costs and generating more revenue.
Is this a shock to any one out there, NO I did not think so.
However what it does do is highlight the importance of equiping people with the right tools to help them do their jobs more effectively and efficiently to ensure they achieve these goals, vitally important as we start to prepare for the future economic upturn.
Organisations should be looking at the way new technology can drive granular and incremental, as well as wholesale business improvement amongst its people and processes.
Large bespoke technology projects are not the only way to deliver these benefits, simple or small changes can also deliver huge benefits to your organisation such as saving time and money by improving productivity and encouraging communication and collaboration across departments and locations or by providing employees critical up to the date information wherever they need to work through simple solutions delivered to end users securely, cheaply and quickly in just a few “clicks”.
mBusiness Consulting have listened to their customers and identified solutions to meet this demand which reduces IT complexity and costs but delivers all of the benefits.
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