When smartphones and tablet PCs are used, sensitive data from the professional and private environment is stored on the mobile devices. A successful attack on this data is an ideal starting point for identity theft and data misuse.



IT managers are faced with the challenge of ensuring company-wide security requirements when integrating mobile devices such as iPhones, tablets and the like. It is important to recognize potential risks and security gaps and to exhaust all technical possibilities in order to protect devices, networks and data from misuse in the best possible way. Users - especially those in business use - should also be urged to handle devices responsibly.



"Smartphones and tablet PCs should be hardened as far as possible to ensure a minimum level of security and make attacks more difficult, especially when used in companies and public authorities. By installing additional security apps, you can protect critical data from misuse and communicate via secure channels," explains Dr. Markus A Campo, consultant and sworn expert for IT security.



Together with the SearchSecurity Academy, he will be holding the intensive seminar "Integrating smartphones & tablets securely into company networks - recognizing and preventing security gaps when using iPhone, Blackberry & Co." on 20.6. in Düsseldorf, 22.6. in Frankfurt and 5.7. in Munich.



Further information can be found at www.searchsecurity.de/smartphones



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