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Two Factor, or Not Two Factor: Authenticating Mobile Devices for BYOD by Lee Cocking

June 14, 2013

There's a plethora of options available on the market now for authenticating users, even on mobile devices. The traditional days of dedicated hardware tokens, like RSA's SecurID, are slowly coming to an end as they are replaced with software-based tokens. Even traditional authentication methods are being called into question, such as passwords, which Network World called 'passé' in a recent article.

Mobile Security - It’s All About The Data by Lee Cocking

June 12, 2013

Mobile Device Management, or MDM, is one the hottest buzz words in the mobile space, only lagging behind BYOD (bring your own device). Of all acronyms, and in technology there are thousands, MDM has been a particularly insidious one as it’s an ever shifting set of technologies that mean different things to different people. One thing can be certain, and I’ve firmly believed this for a while, MDM in its current form is slowly going to disappear from the solution landscape.

MDM - It's Like Bringing a Pillow to a Sword Fight by Fixmo

June 11, 2013

It’s not too often that you read an article that makes you sit up, turn to your colleagues and say “you just have to read this!” It’s an even better feeling when the reason behind the piqued interest is that the journalist has captured the essence of what you have been communicating for years.
This morning Robert Westervelt’s article in CRN: Mobile Device Management Market Won’t Last: Gartner, has this very affect.

Cyber-crime can be costly for businesses in mobile era by Fixmo

June 11, 2013

The widespread use of mobile devices in the corporate world has worked wonders to make employees more productive and companies ultimately more profitable, but there's a double-edged sword. While tablets and smartphones make it easy for businesses to share important information, there also the risk of data shared in the mobile realm being stolen. The greater role technology plays in business, the more serious a problem cyber-crime becomes.

Companies must do more to maintain security of mobile data by Fixmo

June 07, 2013

Given how widespread the use of mobile devices in workplaces has become, it's essential that companies do more to maintain the security of their data, whether it's stored on personal or corporate-controlled devices. Employees are going to habitually use tablets and smartphones in their offices, whether specifically instructed or not, and corporate IT officials must have effective mobile device management (MDM) policies to make sure all those gadgets are used safely and effectively.

BYOD helping doctors treat patients on a daily basis by Fixmo

June 04, 2013

Bring your own device (BYOD) policies have become influential in every field, but they're especially meaningful in medicine, where mobile technology has helped doctors treat more patients with greater efficiency. By bringing tablets and smartphones with them everywhere - to hospitals, to patients' bedsides and home at the end of a long day - physicians always have access to information that could potentially save lives. BYOD-powered doctors have nearly limitless potential to provide treatments for patients who need it.

BYOD initiatives can be costlier than employers realize by Fixmo

June 03, 2013

Conventional wisdom holds that companies can save significant amounts of money by asking their employees to bring their own tablets and smartphones to the office rather than paying to supply them with the latest technology. There's definitely some truth to this statement - according to research conducted by Cisco, companies can save up to $3,150 per employee per year by enacting comprehensive bring your own device (BYOD) programs.

Tablet sales on the rise as PCs enter sharp decline by Fixmo

June 03, 2013

As more businesses drift away from traditional desktop computers and embrace tablets and smartphones in their offices, a noticeable trend has cropped up. With the rise in mobile device management (MDM) comes a significant increase in the sale of tablets and a concurrent decline for personal computers.

Weekly news roundup: BYOD on the rise worldwide by Fixmo

May 24, 2013

It's been a busy week in the world of mobile devices. Interest in bring your own device (BYOD) programs is sky high, as both public and private organizations are really starting to embrace the idea. Meanwhile, security advances are working to make mobile adoption an even greater part of the professional world than it is already.

Here's a rundown of a few top news stories in the mobile business this week.

Fixmo wins CTIA award for mobile device security solution by Fixmo

May 24, 2013

Fixmo specializes in providing enterprises with effective, easy-to-use resources for secure mobile device management, and recently, the company earned a well-deserved bit of respect from the outside world for its efforts. The Wireless Association (CTIA) announced the winners of the 2013 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards, and Fixmo was honored for its security solutions.