Protecting your Network from Portable Devices

Prof. Steven Furnell is the head of the Centre for Security, Communications & Network Research at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, and an Adjunct Professor with Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. He has been active in security-related research since 1992, with interests including security management, computer crime, user authentication and security usability. Prof. Furnell has authored over 190 papers in refereed international journals and conference proceedings, as well as a number of books.He is also the editor-in-chief of Information Management & Computer Security, and an associate editor for other journals including Computers & Security and Security & Communication Networks. Prof. Furnell is a Fellow and Branch Chair of the British Computer Society (BCS) and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is also active as a UK representative in International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) working groups relating to Information Security Management (of which he is the current chair) and Information Security Education. Further details can be found at www.plymouth.ac.uk/cscan. Protecting your network from portable devices Abstract : This presentation examines the threats posed by portable devices in the context of protecting a corporate network. It will highlight examples of the problems that organisations can face, including the challenge of managing personal devices and the impracticality of relying upon perimeter controls. It will also consider the related safeguards that may be applied, from both technical and policy perspectives.

Presenting

Steven Furnell, Plymouth University, Head of School, School of Computing

Channel

Information Security

Date

Dec 08 2009

Duration

00:44

Tags

Endpoint Security, Steven Furnell