Analyst firm Gartner Group predicts that by 2004 more than 61 million workers will be accessing data wirelessly in North America alone. Wireless mobility in the enterprise is a certainty. While timing and precise device characteristics may be uncertain, the basic economics provide a compelling business case for widespread deployment. All of this mobility means corporate data is being handled frequently over non-secured networks and enterprise data is more and more at risk. The tension between productivity and security will never be completely resolved.
Utmost security requires no connection and thus no productivity.
Utmost productivity implies no restrictions and thus no security. Achieving a balance is critical. While there's no such thing as absolute security, a lot can be done to make it very difficult for information to be compromised. This session will help organizations examine the risks, define their security measures, and decide what steps to take to protect their data communications. Nayeem Islam Nayeem Islam is the vice president of pervasive computing at bea systems and he is responsible for both business and product strategy.