The same controls can apply to wide area wireless. With the RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0, administrators can force all data on the handheld to be encrypted. Over-the-air encryption has long been standard, and strong encryption can be achieved using AES. Devices can require strong passwords. If a device is lost or stolen, it can be denied access immediately from a central location.
Of course, no network is ever completely protected. But the recent trickle of wireless security "flaws" tends to center around unusual usage or bad administrative choices. Properly implemented, wireless networks are user-aware, device-aware and activity-aware. If only our wired networks were so secure.
David Willis is a vice president of Meta Group's Technology Research Services. Write to him at [email protected].
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