Mobile is the way forward. 5G is a potential threat to your corporate Wi-Fi. Microsoft Exchange is forcing a move to the cloud, and cybercriminals are getting more and more advanced. What can you do to keep afloat amidst this sea of change in Infosec?

At Bridgeway, the solutions that we provide involve collaboration from a series of partner vendors, and these are reviewed regularly to ensure they are fit for purpose and suitable for our customers' long term strategies.

Heralded as Apple’s most important developer conference in years, the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in California revealed groundbreaking new developments in everything from new hardware to a new iPad operating system and a revamped iOS 13. So what does this mean for enterprises using managed mobile devices, and in particular their IT staff, the end-users, and the organisation as a whole?

So what was the vision for the future from MobileIron at their Live! event in Berlin this month? Well it centred around password-less access to cloud services, instead using biometrics together with photo verification. A vision that will see the removal of the biggest weakness in Cloud, in fact IT, security. This coupled with the controls provided by the MobileIron platform to not only authenticate the user but also the device and the application, provide a robust security offering for the future of cloud service access.

It's becoming increasingly common to use WhatsApp for work. This popular app once used solely for social messaging between friends,  is now showing up more often in the workplace. We've even seen reports that at G8 conferences, teams of negotiators use WhatsApp for realtime collaboration with colleagues and even sending tentative proposals between teams.

The world of emerging tech is complex and often daunting. We can quickly get used to shutting ourselves away, confined within our own working environment and left to deal with all the various struggles and challenges that arise by ourselves - or if you’re lucky enough, with a supportive team. That’s why at Bridgeway we host our Cloud & Mobile Security Forum events, because we hear how valuable it is for IT professionals to come together outside the office with peers and share their challenges, issues and ways to overcome them. 

During this current decade we have gone from $37bn to over $96bn worth of annual information security spending, yet by whatever metric you want to use - the number of data breaches or the number of viruses for example - the picture is rather bleak. We’re spending more money but we’re getting more security breaches, so something isn’t working. The focus needs to shift; Mobile First or Cloud First is all well and good, but what about the user?

A look at how organisations can approach understanding the drivers and the processes involved in their mobility projects, and planning for how to ensure overall project success.

I recently gave a presentation at the Enterprise Mobility Management Conference in London, where I discussed the typical lifecycle of a mobility project and what ensures a project's success. Before embarking on a mobility project, I think it’s important for organisations to understand the processes involved in the project, and to consider what they want to obtain from it.

During mobility projects, one of the issues that comes up time and time again is the total cost of ownership, or TCO. Mobility projects are long-term and there is a wide range of associated costs that organisations need to consider. So what are these costs and how can we maximise efficiency for long-term gain to the organisation?

During mobility projects, one of the issues that comes up time and time again is the total cost of ownership, or TCO. Mobility projects are long-term and there is a wide range of associated costs that organisations need to consider. So what are these costs and how can we maximise efficiency for long-term gain to the organisation?

Bridgeway Security Solutions are delighted to announce that we are presenting a plenary session at the 4th Enterprise Mobility Management Conference next week. Jason Holloway, Bridgeway's Managing Director, will be presenting on 'Understanding The Mobility Project Lifecycle.'

Next Thursday, 18th June, Whitehall Media’s 4th Enterprise Mobility Management conference takes place in London, where leading figures from across the mobility industry will be sharing strategies and insights with senior business and technology professionals on how mobility can accelerate business growth and performance.

A recent court ruling in Texas has raised some very interesting issues around enterprise mobility management (EMM) and BYOD. Saman Rajaee, who was working as a salesman for homebuilder Design Tech Homes, sued the company after they remotely wiped personal data from his iPhone shortly after he had handed in his notice. It is clear that no documented mobile IT policy was in place. The case was dismissed in federal court but is still pending at state court level.

A recent court ruling in Texas has raised some very interesting issues around enterprise mobility management (EMM) and BYOD. Saman Rajaee, who was working as a salesman for homebuilder Design Tech Homes, sued the company after they remotely wiped personal data from his iPhone shortly after he had handed in his notice.  It is clear that no documented mobile IT policy was in place. The case was dismissed in federal court but is still pending at state court level.

Back in 2011, the Department of Health published a progress report from its National Mobile Health Worker Project, which was designed to examine the potential technical and business benefits of mobile working in community health services. It’s interesting to note that while the technology has evolved since then, the challenges of integrating mobile into the day-to-day running of the NHS remain consistent...

Back in 2011, the Department of Health published a progress report from its National Mobile Health Worker Project, which was designed to examine the potential technical and business benefits of mobile working in community health services.

Lack of consistent mobile Web access is hampering business activity - but what can be done about it?

These days, people expect decent internet access wherever they go, whether they’re on a train or at the pub. However, we’ve all experienced the frustration of not being able to log on when we’re out and about. The fact remains that the quality of mobile network coverage varies greatly across the UK.  Many parts of the country, mostly (but not exclusively) rural areas, suffer from poor or practically non-existent coverage, while the quality of mobile coverage on Britain’s road, rail and underground networks is failing to meet commuters’ expectations. As more and more business is conducted online and on the move, this lack of connectivity is hurting the UK economy.

The first in a series of blogs that look at how businesses can change the way they manage their IT to accommodate the mobility wave.

Business IT is undergoing fundamental changes right now – changes that are as fundamental and far-reaching as when your company first connected to the Internet back in the 90s.  What’s more, these changes are probably not part of your existing IT strategy, but they’re happening all the same.

This week, something happened which could sound the death knell for the use of memory sticks in business. The code for an unpatchable vulnerability which undermines the security of USB devices, and can turn any such device into a malicious agent, has now been published online. Is it time to finally say goodbye to the USB drive?

In 2009, I was working with a vendor of secure USB memory sticks.  The devices were intended to mitigate the risks of data losses by automatically encrypting data copied onto them.  At that time, data breaches by public and private sector organisations resulting from lost USB drives and laptops were regularly in the headlines, so a memory stick with onboard encryption was a simple, effective solution to a common problem.