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Mobile computng, especially when associated with the plethora of handheld devices on the market today, is a network manager's headache when it comes to security. Network World editor John Cox gives a summary of the pain points and some possible remedies in an article this week on the subject

In "Security issues dog mobile operations," Cox describes how several organizations, particulay in healthcare, have turned to specialized mobile security products for tablets, BlackBerries and PDAs in order to add VPN support, detect unauthorized applications, encrypt data at rest or block access by USB devices.

Another source of ideas for security in PDAs can be found on the Yale University Web site of the university's School of Medicine, where the information technology services division has assembled a list of ways to add security functions to PDAs. Security for PDAs is a headache but it shouldn't mean brain surgery to ease the pain.


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