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Containing Corporate Data on Mobile DevicesIf you’re still focused on securing endpoints, you’ve got your work cut out for you. WiFi network provider iPass surveyed 1,600 mobile workers and found that the average US employee carries three devices -- a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet or e-reader -- with more than 80% of them doing work on personal devices.
Containing Corporate Data on Mobile Devices Employees want to work on personal smartphones and tablets. Can container technology protect sensitive data while they do so -- without being so kludgy that users bypass it?
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At first I thought.. Are these people using anti virus? But that wouldn't help in this case.
Would changing the port that RDP uses help at all?
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Containing Corporate Data on Mobile Devices
If you’re still focused on securing endpoints, you’ve got your work cut out for you. WiFi network provider iPass surveyed 1,600 mobile workers and found that the average US employee carries three devices -- a smartphone, a computer, and a tablet or e-reader -- with more than 80% of them doing work on personal devices.
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