The problem of Securing the New iPad 3 within Business
Apple announced the latest edition of their fantastic iPad today, not only is this device irresistible for consumers, but it has become irresistible for business. This presents a new challenge for information security professionals, as the iPad has been bred for consumerization not for business usage, yet the business application capability of tablets are undeniable. Within main stream businesses up and down the land a change is afoot, it is no longer about giving the odd few magpie like senior executes the latest shinny new toys, as there is an unquenchable thirst for Apple’s latest tablet gadget emanating across entire businesses. This is not a time to have heads buried in the sand and wishing for risk aspects of business usage of tablets to go away, the tablet is coming to a business near you. In a few years from now they will be as common place on office desks as laptops, and will be smugly grasped by the majority of attendees within meeting rooms. But let us not forget, a ...