Mobile Devices Running Wild?

O MOBILE DEVICES RUNNING WILD? TIME FOR A FENCE! 11% of North American 70 MILLION SMARTPHONES In 2010 the average cost of recovering from a single corporate data breach was In 2012, more than 50% of network devices will ship without a wired port. 4 businesses have had mobile devices breached. 1 were lost or stolen in 2011. $7.2 MILLION Only 1% of these devices were recovered. CITY HOSPITAL Meet City Hospital, an prestigious institution that has deployed Apple iPads to nurses and doctors. They can view patient medical records and decrease the errors that come with handwritten charts, The program is a success! Unfortunately, device theft is forcing hospital management to reconsider the program due to patient privacy concerns and replacement costs. FORTUNATELY FOR CITY HOSPITAL, GEO–FENCING ALLOWS THEM TO CREATE AN ELECTRONIC FENCE AROUND THEIR FACILITY. IF AN IPAD GETS TOO FAR AWAY, IT´S WIPED CLEAN OF ITS DATA: CITY HOSPITAL The other day someone stole an iPad from the hospital. The geo-fence breach triggered a notification to I.T. and they were able to track its location. Fortunately the iPad was wiped clean and I.T. had an audit trail to prove it. The device was later recovered, SOURCES: 1 2012 GLOBAL STATE OF INFORMATION SECURITY SURVEY, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, CIO MAGAZINE, CSO MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 2011 2-3 FEBRUARY 10, 2012, TABTIMES.COM, DOUG DRINKWATER ZENPRISE Put Mobile to Work 4 MORGAN STANLEY MARKET TRENDS