Tag: It Consumerization

Cover Your Back Against Mac Attacks

As Mac users struggle with recently-reported security concerns, enterprises that have a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy should also bolster their defenses. In today’s fast-paced computing era where convenience, mobility and IT consumerization reign, it is becoming increasingly difficult for IT administrators to keep track of and properly secure all of the devices – including laptops – that enter the corporate environment. The only viable solution to this BYOD challenge is NetFlow. Already inherent in routers and switches, NetFlow can provide in-depth insight into every activity happening across the network. READ MORE

Executive Q&A: Adam Powers, CTO

As CTO of Lancope, Adam Powers is a leading innovator in the development of flow-based network and security monitoring solutions. He possesses over a decade of operational and engineering experience in enterprise IP security technologies, including tenure as a Sergeant with the U.S. Marine Corps.                           Major IT Trends Facing Today’s Enterprises 1.      What are the major IT trends that will affect enterprise network management and security in the future? The following three trends have already begun to make quite an impact on enterprise networks, but I believe their impact will continue to grow over the coming years. IT Consumerization:… READ MORE

Executive Q&A: Chris Smithee, Corporate Systems Engineer

Chris Smithee is a corporate systems engineer at Lancope focused on flow-based detection and analysis of security and network events. He has ten years of experience in the telecom industry with a strong focus in network security and design. Smithee is a lead presenter for Lancope’s NetFlow 101 seminars, and delivers extensive training to customers and partners. How IT Administrators Are Harnessing the Power of NetFlow What are some of the top concerns of the IT administrators you interact with on a daily basis? This varies substantially by market, but one of the things that often comes up is managing the… READ MORE

First Widespread Malware for Android and How You Can Avoid

It finally happened. Apps hosted on Google's Android App Store have been found to contain rootkit malware. At least 21 apps have been removed by Google but not before some 200,000 users had a chance to download the malicious smartphone software. The attackers downloaded perfectly valid Android apps off the marketplace, injected the rootkit, then re-uploaded the malicious apps under a new app name. Example: One of the removed apps called Super Guitar Solo used to be a legitimate app called Guitar Solo Lite. The attackers simply modified the Guitar Solo Lite software and uploaded under a new name.  Is it really that… READ MORE

IT Consumerization: Turning the Network Inside-Out

Consumer oriented devices and software are maturing at a startling rate and they're invading the internal corporate network. In the last five years we've seen the advent of iPads, 16G flash drives, Android smartphones, Zune players, Mi-Fi 3G tethering, and an almost unlimited supply of social media products and services. The movement of consumer technologies into the corporate workplace is called IT Consumerization and it's here to stay. Corporate security admins have a tough decision: ban consumer technologies and remain in the dark ages or evolve with their users; adapting corporate policies and monitoring mechanisms to coexist with their employee’s… READ MORE