Messaging Security, Unified Archiving, Business Continuity

Google Android tire soft qui transmet des messages texte secret

Categorie: Doug Stein

Certaines entreprises ne veulent pas faire face à la sécurité de mobilité et / ou la création de politiques exhaustives. Le voulez laisser les utilisateurs finaux choisir les dispositifs qu'ils veulent, et les rendre responsables.

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http://business.financialpost.com/2010/10/28/fp-tech-desk-google-pulls-android-app-that-secretly-forwards-text-messages/

Some companies don't want to deal with mobility security and/or the creation of exhaustive policies. The want to let end users choose the devices they want, and make them responsible. It is obviously much easier to go that route than to spend the necessary time, energy and resources on creating and deploying an effective and logical mobility policy.

What's the risk?

Who is going to sue the end user who works for a big hedge fund, when they can go after the big money and sue the hedge fund. I would be going after the money, but maybe that's just me...

"Although Google was quick to squash Secret SMS Replicator, apps such as this one do highlight the danger of questionable applications on Google's open Android Marketplace."

What else is out there Android users?

Apple's rigorous approval process would not allow an app of this nature to be available in its app store. Then again, you cannot track/archive text messages legally or otherwise with iphones.

That leaves only Blackberry with third party and native security features, which up to now are unrivaled by the competition. Then again, who needs security when you can have a "cool" phone? When I'm at work, I want to have the option to play games and download cool apps, for those times that I'd rather not be working.