Non-Microsoft mobile devices on a Windows network
Windows Mobile devices are built from the base, to integrate into a Microsoft network infrastructure and to work with Exchange, Office Communications Server, SharePoint, etc. in a secure fashion. Inevitably, however, some users connect their favorite mobile devices such as Apple’s iPhone, and soon Google Android-based phones, the corporate network. In companies where employees have to buy their own phones (and May or May not be reimbursed by the company), many go to the “cool” factor of the iPhone or the low cost of operating a telephone system for open source operating. There are also models Symbian, Palm Treo running Palm OS and Blackberry in the mixture. Support for multiple mobile platforms security can be a nightmare.
In August, a major security hole in iPhone protection password has been demonstrated by which you can easily access private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and on an alleged phone locked. Apple ban on loading third party software does not come from their app store May reduce the risk of malware, but its connectivity offering web surface of a hacker attack, and the popularity of the device to May an attractive target. It is very important to maintain the phone software. A September update firmware (v2.1) has addressed many security vulnerabilities, including DNS cache poisoning, TCP spoofing and execution of arbitrary code remotely.
Android phones work a little differently, and can be deployed so that little or no confidential information stored on the phone itself, instead it gains access to enterprise applications via the browser. This means that browser security is of utmost importance.
