Tablets Pave Way For Mobile Development: Security Pros Must Get Ahead Of App Dev Wave

Enterprise business leaders have been quick to adopt mobile devices within their organizations, often leaving security professionals in the dark. When this happens, it may expose the organization to costly security breaches and network attacks. Given the recent proliferation of tablets and the dramatic rise of mobile application development, security must get ahead of the curve and play a more active role in planning the firm's mobile strategy. Assessing mobile computing risks, crafting a mobile security policy, auditing the mobile application architecture, and selecting mobile security management technologies should become commonplace practices before the organization runs full steam ahead with its mobile strategy. Ultimately, if a mobile implementation is to succeed, you must fight to have it take place with security first and foremost on the agenda.