All PDAs should be armed with strong security measures, authentication and data encryption Rules about what security measures (for example passwords, encryption, firewalls and anti-virus software) need to be employed before a device can be used to...
Microsoft is pitching IP version 6, the next generation of the internet protocol, and IPSec, a suite of protocols for securing IP communications, as part of the solution. Securing the actual data is another important piece in the puzzle, Gates added.
Gartner advises organisations to configure content management and data loss prevention tools to monitor and block the release of sensitive content over HTTP and peer-to-peer network traffic and also configure the web gateway to block any services...
Gartner's Heiser believes encryption will become one of the most important factors in securing portable devices, predicting "in five years all laptops will be encrypted". Turner said: "Encryption for laptops will be essential eventually.
Policies, processes and a "corporate ethos" of care of data are more important in securing sensitive information than using encryption technology. He said: "This is a minimum requirement for securing any data, whether this be for internal or...
Cloud-based proxy computers could provide security services traditionally performed locally, such as enforcing authentication, data loss prevention, intrusion prevention, network access control and vulnerability management.