Corporate IT staffs are being put in a bind: They are providing users with cell phones that cost at most a few hundred dollars, yet employees rely on the devices to access corporate data that can be worth millions. Strong security checks are crucial to make sure that enterprise information is protected whenever users access it, but the reality is that many cellular networks offer only rudimentary security features.
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Cell Phone Passwords: A Weak Security Link
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski April 20, 2005 05:00 AMCorporate IT staffs are being put in a bind: They are providing users with cell phones that cost at most a few hundred dollars, yet employees rely on the devices to access corporate data that can be worth millions. Strong security checks are crucial to make sure that enterprise information is protected whenever users access it, but the reality is that many cellular networks offer only rudimentary security features.