MDM
Advanced Mobile Malware Campaign in India uses Malicious MDM – Part 2
This blog post is authored by Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres and Andrew Williams. Summary Since our initial post on malicious mobile device management (MDM) platforms, we have gathered more information about this actor that we believe shows it is part of a broader campaign targeting multiple pla…
Advanced Mobile Malware Campaign in India uses Malicious MDM
This blog post is authored by Warren Mercer and Paul Rascagneres and Andrew Williams. Summary Cisco Talos has identified a highly targeted campaign against 13 iPhones which appears to be focused on India. The attacker deployed an open-source mobile device management (MDM) system to control enrolled…
The Foundation for a Business Relevant Network
With the growing influx of new mobile devices, connected things, bandwidth intensive applications and more data, the network is more relevant to business success than ever before. Back in June of 2012, Cisco saw that we needed to move away from multiple network systems loosely linked together to an…
Cisco Meraki Systems Manager Extends Enterprise Mobility Management to the Cloud
The industry is going beyond BYOD—it’s not just about simply connecting the device anymore: the mobile landscape has grown to include apps, devices and content, all of which require security and management. This is no easy task. Enterprise mobility management (EMM) is no longer a nice-to-have for ou…
The Continuum Approach for Secure Mobility
A couple weeks ago, we spoke about the mobility journey and the phases that organizations take as they embrace the widely accepted mode of mobility—Beyond BYOD to Workspace Mobility (device-focus, application-focus and experience-focus). Whatever phase your organization is in, security is a top prio…
What Next for BYOD?
One of the interesting and challenging aspects of working in the Mobility space is the sheer pace at which the industry is moving. I’m fortunate to work with many Customers in EMEA to help support and shape their strategy towards Mobile technology. A great example of this has been the reaction to…
Cisco ISE in the lab.
My company is in the very early stages of an MDM BYOD project. As part of that we are looking at the Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) as a central piece. I am about half way through my testing and I thought that I would pass on some of what I have learned so far. I am far from being an ISE exp…
TMA? Get Some Relief from Acronym Overload
I see and hear a variety of acronyms being used on a daily basis. I recently heard one tossed around with good humor that makes a point: TMA or Too Many Acronyms. Every once in a while, when I think I’ve embedded the definition and use of an acronym into my long-term memory (anything beyond an…
Identity and Device Aware IT Platforms Make Life Easier
Life is generally a lot easier when you have all the facts. Especially if those facts are actually accurate. Nowhere does this ring more true than in the life of an IT professional. Often times a day in an IT shop is a lot like that grade school game of telephone where information gets passed down…