Re: Immunity's Guide to Being Mobile and Secure

[Timothy Shea <tim () tshea net>]

I'm going to ignore the religious opinions over what platform is better and
just address one point raised:

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Todd Haverkos <infosec () haverkos com> wrote:

> I've been discussing this with a mobile admin who deals with
> BB/Android/iphone.  The amount of granular control available to a BES
> admin is such that that neither Android of iPhone (or Windows mobile)
> can really touch them on the secure configuration front even with
> third party solutions like Good Technologies and the like.  As the
> argument goes, it's relatively easy for BB admins to prohibit
> installation of additional programs, prohibit use of wifi, remote
> wipe, strong passwords, and specify on-device encryption.

Having recently traveled down this road - tools exist to manage Apple iOS
based devices the same as you do BB - which allow for much of the same
granular controls as the BlackBerry.  This includes remote wipe, on-device
encryption, disabling the installation of programs, prohibit use of wifi,
etc.  Many large companies are managing company owned iPhones and iPads just
as they do BlackBerrys.  Many BES administrators are loathed to investigate
them as they intrude on their territory.

Android is not there yet for obvious reasons.


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Tim Shea, CISSP
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