Avoiding a Security Crisis in Your Enterprise Communications
It’s been fascinating to see how technology has transformed enterprise communications. But current and emerging mobile technologies are also creating new security challenges — challenges that could create an unfortunate communications crisis for many enterprises. New Mobile Challenges Are on the Horizon Communication is the lifeblood of successful organizations. But
New NetSfere Feature: Interorganizational Secure Messaging
For those tracking NetSfere’s fast growth and the evolving feature set, here’s something you’ll like. We’ve just extended our award-winning secure enterprise messaging platform to allow for secure communications between people who work at different organizations. In practical terms, our NetSfere users can now exchange messages securely with virtually anyone,
What’s Up With WhatsApp? The Unfortunate Result of Using Consumer Messaging Apps in the Enterprise
Last week, WhatsApp made the kind of news that causes a CEO to cringe. A security researcher at the University of California discovered a backdoor in WhatsApp that Facebook (WhatsApp’s parent company) and others can use to read encrypted messages. In other words, information shared using WhatsApp messaging technology isn’t
Understanding Why Deutsche Bank Banned All Messaging on Corporate-Owned Phones
You may have read that Deutsche Bank recently banned WhatsApp and other similar products on all employee-owned phones. That’s good news for NetSfere, our secure enterprise messaging solution. Indeed, I’m hopeful that Deutsche Bank’s actions will accelerate broader awareness of this ticking time bomb (a time bomb that we disarm,
Employees’ Use of Consumer Messaging Apps Is a Ticking Time Bomb for Enterprises
Mobile messaging is must-have technology for communication and productivity in the workplace. But the use of consumer messaging apps in the enterprise is at an all-time high, creating major risks and challenges for organizations across a range of industries. In fact, the threat posed by employees’ use of consumer messaging
What Uber Got Wrong (and Right) About Secure Enterprise Messaging
Uber execs are under fire for using an encrypted chat app that allows users to automatically “disappear” messages. Although the company was smart to use encrypted messaging, it also made some mistakes – and Uber’s example provides important lessons for other enterprises interested in a more secure way to share