But technology in isolation is not a security threat. That is the most alarming finding of a LogicaCMG-commissioned survey which found that 71 per cent of companies rely on the IT department to implement security policies.
Peter O'Neill, principal analyst at Forrester Research, warns: "You should not look at software asset management in isolation. Then we can assess what they are entitled to use and put policies in place to control this.
Second, detecting inflammable and explosive materials in isolation, combination or component parts is relatively easy to do and all the technology is available. Incomprehensible limitations and rulings on checked baggage and carry-ons just fuelled...
The CIO should have an opinion on all of these but understanding the risk - the careful balancing of business benefit against liability - should not be a decision IT makes in isolation. Likewise do CIOs know as much about regulation as the legal...
Organisations taking just a tactical or piecemeal approach by considering each regulation with which they must comply in isolation will fail to see the bigger picture and are likely to end up spending more in the long run.
The device and the service does not restrict it being set up for work," Buckley said. Outside wi-fi zones, the phones have to run on a GPRS cellular network - rather than 3G - which means browsing will be much slower.