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The Truth About Smartphone Security

MAD Blogger — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:28:15 +0000

Eric Green, Executive Director of Business Development to M.A.D. speaks at the NYMISSA 2011 Conference held at the Bank of NY Mellon about Mobile Security, Protecting Communications, Data and Devices and Policy in an interactive TV presentation discussing the truth about Smartphone Security – Fact vs Fiction. To see and listen to the presentation click here.

The Truth About Smartphone Security

MAD Blogger — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:24:25 +0000

Mobile Device Management Platforms – the best choices

MAD Blogger — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:19:16 +0000

In a recent article by Techworld written by Sophie Curtis, she discusses some new releases and options enterprises have when it comes to Mobile Device Management. Cited is also one of the published studies by Gartner Inc. in which Mobile Active Defense was among “the best mobile device management platforms, scoring highest overall in various use cases.”
Read the entire article here and click on “study by Gartner” in the 2nd last paragraph to read the report yourself!

M.A.D. talks live to Business News Network about Cybercrime & Smartphone Security

MAD Blogger — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:16:05 +0000

Eric Green, Advisory Board Member and Director of Business Development to Mobile Active Defense was interviewed live on the Business News Network. The topic: “Cyber Weapons: The perfect storm for mobile security.” With billions of unsecured mobile devices out there, users who do not necessarily care about security and a lot of “nasty viruses and malware” expected in 2012 this problem is only likely to get bigger!
To listen and watch the interview click here.

M.A.D. – SC Magazine Innovator of the Year 2011 in Mobile Device Protection

MAD Blogger — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:06:40 +0000

This year’s Innovator is all of ‘those’ things: experience, creativity, vision and a solid business approach. Taking the framework for security in mobile environment, adding the dimension of compliance and considering the technological issues all play important roles in successfuly addressing smartphones and tablets.

“Treat all of the mobile devices on the network as if they were computers. If one does, and secures them the way one secures computers there will be no mobile device problems. Unfortunately, that is not quite as easy as it sounds. If it were true there would a lot of M.A.D. companies around.”

This from the latest edition of SC Magazine in which Dr. Peter Stephenson, Director of Norwich University Center for Advanced Computing and Digital Forensics and head of SC Labs gives M.A.D. and it’s Mobile Enterprise Compliance and Security Solution (MECS) the Innovator of the Year write-up in the field of Mobile Device Protection.

To read the entire article click here.

TechWorld cites Gartner MDM Product report in which M.A.D. scored highest overall in various use cases along with two others.

MAD Blogger — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:06:19 +0000

TechWorld writer Sophie Curtis, writes in a recent article “The ‘consumerisation of IT’ has been identified by analysts as a key trend for the coming years, yet many IT managers feel they lack the necessary tools to properly manage personal devices.” and referenced the Gartner Inc., MDM Report which gave Mobile Active Defense and it’s Mobile Enterprise Compliance Security (MECS) solution one of the highest overall scores in its “various use cases” study. Gartner first looked at 60 vendors within the MDM industry and then studied 13 in-depth. One of the key findings in a global study by Citrix mentions that many small and medium businesses are being held back by the security implications of employees using personal devices for business.
To read the entire article click here.
To download the Gartner Report click here.

“The bad guys are getting more organized” says M.A.D.’s Chairman of the Board

MAD Blogger — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:26:28 +0000

Winn Schwartau was recently interviewed for an article in Investor’s Business Daily on the topic that “Hackers Scour Small U.S. Banks for Rich Targets” written by Doug Tsuruoka. The issue: observers say hackers are now so numerous and organized that they are hitting smaller banks and private bankers, even well-secured facilities.
Is it true? Are they really more organized and what exactly is the real threat?
Read the entire article here.

What Scares the Living IT Out of Me

MAD Blogger — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:41:01 +0000

Winn Schwartau, Chairman of the Board to Mobile Active Defense speaks at the 8th InfoSec 2011 “Information Security: The Cloud and Beyond” held in Nicosia, Cyprus, Nov 2nd at 6:15 local time. The Topic: “What Scares the Living IT Out of Me – And Keeps Me Awake at Night” – Un-PC Views on our Future.
For more information, to register and attend the event click INFOSEC 2011 University of Nicosia, Cyprus

BlackBerry Episode Strikes at IT Security Tenet

MAD Blogger — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:19:35 +0000

Board Chairman of M.A.D., Winn Schwartau, talks about the missing link in the Security Triad of Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability – how the BlackBerry “outages” affected the mobile population and who is accountable when an IT catastrophe happens. To listen to … Continue reading →

Accountability: A Laughing Matter? GovInfo Security talks to Winn Schwartau

MAD Blogger — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:52:14 +0000

Winn Schwartau, Board Chairman of Mobile Active Defense states in a recent interview with Eric Chabrow (Information Security Media Group) that “the BlackBerry episode is a perfect example for why the architecture of IT systems is so critical, not only for when things work but when they don’t.” The article also discusses, whether the BB service slowdown was caused by faulty architecture or cyberattack, mobile technologies and business continuity challenges and why technology and business leaders aren’t held accountable when IT catastrophes happen.
To read the entire article click here.