Network World runs the Insider Threat column bi-weekly and gave us the opportunity to contribute to today’s column.  You can find the column on the Network World site at http://bit.ly/3gPlQp .

Existing models for smartphone management take a very one-way approach to security.  IT ends up being the police force and it’s a role that is not scalable, especially since users are reticient to give up control of their phone to begin with.  Employee-owned phones just make the problem worse.

The central theme of the column is that responsibility needs to be shared in order for behavior and data to be secured.  This model of Cooperative Security requires both a change in mindset and policy, plus access to tools that support both.