Bolstering mobile security

Typically, corporations employ a triple line of defense for protecting mobile technology: a comprehensive set of IT security appliances, hardened operating systems and security software, along with personal firewall and antivirus software, and tough security policies. But once a laptop starts roaming outside of the enterprise governed network, this defense system no longer works, because the laptop is essentially no longer protected by the corporate security appliances layer and is exclusively dependent on the security software installed on the local operating system. To combat the problem, some companies have chosen to place computers behind a robust security gateway, usually a dedicated security appliance, to counteract the current weaknesses in laptop security. These appliances are equipped with hardened operating systems that don't have security holes, "back-doors," or unsecured layers. They can't be uninstalled and have non-writable memory. The use of hardware allows for the combination of a comprehensive set of security solutions in a single device. Hardware also allows the combination of best-of-breed enterprise-class solutions with proprietary developments working on both the lower and higher levels.

Learn more about ironclad mobile security:
- read the article at SecurityPark.net

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