Mobile security wish list

• Single sign-on. "This would not only be using a single user name and password, but it would be single-managed, as far as true administration from a single source - so possibly the schema for the encryption would be incorporated into an Active Directory implementation," says Marlene Kolodziej, manager of network operations and client support services at FMC in Philadelphia. This way, mobile security could be managed centrally, and not as a plug-in or add-on, she says.

• Single tool for all devices. Most tools focus on either encrypting laptops and PDAs, or locking down USB devices - but not both. "We'd like to integrate everything into a single encryption utility that just encrypts everything that's connected internally or externally to a device," Kolodziej says.

• Device standards. Randy Maib, senior IT consultant at Integris Health in Oklahoma City, says he would like to see all devices, such as smart phones and PDAs, support a standard so that even the newest could be managed and encrypted by current software. "It would be nice if we could get all the vendors to come up with standard implementation points and feature sets," he says.

• Management dashboard. Roy Balkus, CIO at Naugatuck Savings Bank in Naugatuck, Conn., would like a single screen to view the status of all his mobile-device security tools, including those for encryption, USB lockout, virus protection and firewall. "Right now, I have all this information out there, but I have to look at different screens to find it all out. We'd like a dashboard so you can see what's going on everywhere," he says.

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