Andy Sjostrom
09-19-2002, 08:37 PM
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/sep02/09-05MobileSecurity.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/sep02/09-05MobileSecurity.asp</a><br /><br />Doug Dedo, Enterprise Audience Marketing Manager with Microsoft’s Mobile Devices Division, has put together an interesting article about "the concerns of enterprise customers about security and mobile computing." Doug Dedo has also put together a <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/enterprise/papers/security.asp<br />" target="_blank">Pocket PC Security White Paper</a>, which compiles available solutions in a practical way.<br /><br />"I cannot over-emphasize the importance of encrypted data. It’s also important to use the appropriate mechanisms for encrypting data, and to fully utilize technology such as virtual private networks and digitally signing files, so it’s easy to tell where they’re from. ... There are four main things enterprises should take into consideration. First, public key infrastructure, or PKI, which provides a digital signature on a file or a piece of software that indicates where it came from, which can dramatically cut down on viruses by limiting what’s accepted. Then there is virus-scanning software from companies such as F-Secure, McAfee, SOFTWIN and Computer Associates. We encourage having data encrypted on the device, using both the device’s memory and external storage cards offered by F-Secure, Pointsec, and Trust Digital. Finally, we encourage our enterprise customers to maintain a personal firewall for users. They prevent snooping or accessing what’s taking place on the device when the user is connecting to the Internet." (Source: Chris Forsberg)