The document discusses the transformative impact of mobility technology in the workplace, highlighting the rapid growth of mobile devices and their integration into daily life and business practices. It addresses trends such as BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), the blending of social media in work environments, and the need for robust security measures to combat threats like data breaches and device theft. Key recommendations for securing mobile environments include policy implementation, user training, and the use of mobile device management solutions.

1. Mobility in the Workplace
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2. Today
1. Mobility is the most disruptive technology
since PC introduced in 1981.
2. Mobility growth:
• Mobile devices (2b) > desktops (1.3b)
• Mobile traffic exceeded desktop in 2015
• Online time via mobility at 51% in USA
• Mobile commerce 30% at $104.5B in ‘15
3. Traditional mobile device=SwissArmyknife:
• Assistant, tour guide, gamer, entertainer
• Camera, compass, flashlight, scanner
• Alert, monitor, and sense
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3. Trends
1. Integration:
• Lifestyle – Fitness or gaming; image
• Social integration – Search, messaging,
video: Facebook video exceeds YouTube
2. Emerging technologies:
• AI – Siri/Cortana; hands-free in vehicles
• Wearables – Wrist-ware, fitness trainers,
eye-ware, ear-ware, etc. – 39.5 million
3. Other changes:
• Cell-service price wars
• Cell-bandwidth freed by emerging Wi-Fi
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4. Players
1. Software (operating system and apps):
• Apple (iOS)
• Google (Android)
• Microsoft (Windows Phone)
2. Cellular service:
• AT&T
• Sprint
• Verizon
3. Social: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Facebook
• Twitter
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5. Workplace
1. Blurring social-media lines*:
• Social-advocacy programs in the office
• Social messaging apps have 4B users
• Social-media advertising – Look like posts
and tweets targeted with precision – $24B
• Social video – Facebook > YouTube
2. Bring your own device (BYOD):
• Organization does not own the device
• Outside of control and protection
• Mixes organization data with personal data
*Ryan Holmes, HootSuite CEO: 2016 Biggest Social Media Trends for Business
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6. Workplace (continued)
3. Compliance:
• Massachusetts 201 CMR 17 (2010)
• HIPPA (1996)
• Sarbanes Oxley (2002)
4. Employee state-of-mind:
• Access from anywhere; anytime
• Extends reach of corporate applications
• Happier, productive employees or over-
loaded and burnt out?
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7. Threats
1. Most-common issues:
• Poor user habits: Password, 2-factor, loss
• Lack of encrypted transmission: BT+Wi-Fi
• Out-of-date, unpatched OS and apps
• Lack of malware protection
• Unencrypted sensitive data
2. Example: Android Bankosy (2014)*:
• Locks device and steals 2nd-factor
passcode via call-forwarding
• Matches passcode to user credentials
* Android malware steals one-time passcodes Jeremy Kirk at CIO on 1/12/16
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8. Other risks
1. Applications:
• Email – Confidential data not encrypted
• File-sharing service – Unrestricted access
2. Accessories:
• Credit-card readers – SSL encrypt while
processing, no local storage, password
• Remote control – Password & encrypted
• Storage (SD cards) – Encrypted
• Door locks – Password
• Anti-theft keychains
• Scanners
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9. Security
1. Policies
2. Training
3. Enforcement
See the Bryley Systems’ whitepaper: Protect
your mobile device.
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10. Security – Policies
1. Device:
• Anti-malware and updates/patches
• Encrypt data
• Backups
2. User:
• Complex passwords with auto-lock
• Browser high-security mode
3. Remote access:
• Encrypted transmission
• Provide virtualized access
• Do not store data locally
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11. Security – Training
1. Authentication and encryption:
• Password and biometrics
• Require two-factor
• Encrypt data
2. Reduce risk of loss or theft:
• Vigilance
• Phone-tracking apps
• Physical-locking device
3. Safely deploy new applications:
• Specific guidelines
• Enforcement mechanism
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12. Security – Training (continued)
4. Securely backup data
• Scheduled and verified
• Restrict online
• Tethering
5. Wi-Fi connection:
• Encrypt wireless transmission
• Man-in-the-Middle Attacks (MITM)
• Use Bluetooth cautiously in public
6. Dispose of properly:
• Remove all data
• Wipe internal storage
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13. Security – Enforcement
1. Mobile Device Management (MDM):
• Central administration aided by software
• Deploy, secure, integrate, monitor, and
manage all mobile devices
• Enforce user-security policy
• Recover lost/stolen devices
• Control mobile-device applications
• Airwatch, MobileIron, Kaseya, Exchange
2. Virtual Private Network (VPN):
• Point-to-point encrypted tunnel
• VPN appliance validates device
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14. 3. Encryption:
• Requires authentication to unencrypt
• Add to device, folders, transmissions
4. Anti-malware:
• Avast – 9/10; $15/year
• AVG – 7/10; $15/year
• BitDefender – 8/10; $15/year
• Malwarebytes – Free
5. Backup:
• Content creation: Tablets and notebooks
• Access files via VPN or Cloud
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Security – Enforcement (continued)

15. Security – Enforcement (continued)
6. First steps:
• Backup where needed
• Deploy anti-malware app
• Enable on-board encryption
• Require password with auto-lock
• Enforce two-factor authentication
• Update through managed patching
• Require VPN access to organization data
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16. Mobility in Business
Gavin Livingstone
Bryley Systems Inc.
GLivingstone@Bryley.com
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