Networking World: Business Flexibility: Overview - Remote Workers

Business Flexibility

Remote Workers

Encryption Trends

Future Mobility

Welcome to issue 79 of the Global Roundup. In today's newsletter on business flexibility you will benefit from a short overview video by IDG Connect, a Symantec security paper on remote workers, along with a new webcast on encryption. Forrester recently identified four types of mobile worker - which one are you? Join the debate on LinkedIn and let us know.

Mobility Overview (Everything you Need)

The ubiquity of Smartphones, notebooks and the iPad is gradually making business less static. Safe, efficient mobility is rapidly becoming the key to future success. Now communication is possible anytime... anywhere. But how can you make this flexibility really work for your business? Learn everything you need to know about mobility management. Discover how to implement an enterprise mobility strategy. Find out how to get yourself mobilised for the future. Watch this short introduction to mobility from IDG Connect.

Remote Workers (Guarantee Security)

For years, IT managers and security personnel have hammered home the need for a coherent security policy, appropriate security technology and the uniform application of both. Internal policies have wisely imposed controls that limit or prohibit unauthorised applications on company computers, forbid the use of instant messaging or external web-based email accounts, and deploy authentication and authorisation techniques to keep tabs on who. But how do managers retain that level of control when employees and contractors are logging in from home? Download the full report to find out more.

Secure Encryption (Latest Trends)

In the last 12 months 60% of global organisations have experienced at least one data breach. The advent of increasingly more flexible forms of working is making the situation worse. This new webcast, based on research from the Ponemon Institute, demonstrates the need for a platform approach to managing encryption solutions. It shows how encryption relates to your organisation's risk management efforts. And it reveals how encryption should be used to safeguard data on your mobile devices. Make sure you listen to it now.