Comments on: Massachusetts encryption law even stricter than Nevada’s http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/10/massachusetts-encryption-law-even-stricter-than-nevadas/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MobileAdmin http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/10/massachusetts-encryption-law-even-stricter-than-nevadas/comment-page-1/#comment-877 MobileAdmin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:19:09 +0000 http://www.theemailadmin.com/?p=106#comment-877 I support a F100 with over 3,000 mobile devices (Blackberry, Windows Mobile and yes some iPhone) Blackberry is covered as BES includes the functionality to enforce encryption for both the device AND removeable media. Windiws Mobile via ActiveSync in Exchangre 2007 has the ability to encrypt. For Removeable media you need to have Mobile Device Manager 2008. iPhone has nothing and I've checked with every major encryption vendor on the market. Apple will not release the API and this will be impossible to meet for 2010. Thus we are removing support for iPhone likely prior to the date so we will be compliant. I support a F100 with over 3,000 mobile devices (Blackberry, Windows Mobile and yes some iPhone)

Blackberry is covered as BES includes the functionality to enforce encryption for both the device AND removeable media.

Windiws Mobile via ActiveSync in Exchangre 2007 has the ability to encrypt. For Removeable media you need to have Mobile Device Manager 2008.

iPhone has nothing and I’ve checked with every major encryption vendor on the market. Apple will not release the API and this will be impossible to meet for 2010. Thus we are removing support for iPhone likely prior to the date so we will be compliant.

]]> By: Dan Blacharski http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/10/massachusetts-encryption-law-even-stricter-than-nevadas/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Dan Blacharski Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:40:16 +0000 http://www.theemailadmin.com/?p=106#comment-377 Regrettably, it often takes either (1) legislation or (2) an earth-shattering event to shake us out of our complacency. And now with mobile computing on the rise, the need for encryption is going to become more evident. Mobile device vendors are going to have to get on the stick here. Some laptop vendors have already risen to the challenge with built-in encryption (Dell, Lenovo, etc.), but the purveyors of smartphones like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, haven't gotten with the program. On the iPhone for example, it's possible for third parties to create applications to endrypt individual applications, but not the entire device--and that's a serious liability for Apple and a big reason the iPhone can't be a serious competitor outside of the consumer market. Short answer, mobile device vendors won't make it happen by January 2009, but eventually they will have to if they want to survive. Regrettably, it often takes either (1) legislation or (2) an earth-shattering event to shake us out of our complacency. And now with mobile computing on the rise, the need for encryption is going to become more evident. Mobile device vendors are going to have to get on the stick here. Some laptop vendors have already risen to the challenge with built-in encryption (Dell, Lenovo, etc.), but the purveyors of smartphones like the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones, haven’t gotten with the program. On the iPhone for example, it’s possible for third parties to create applications to endrypt individual applications, but not the entire device–and that’s a serious liability for Apple and a big reason the iPhone can’t be a serious competitor outside of the consumer market. Short answer, mobile device vendors won’t make it happen by January 2009, but eventually they will have to if they want to survive.

]]> By: Keith McPhail http://www.theemailadmin.com/2008/10/massachusetts-encryption-law-even-stricter-than-nevadas/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Keith McPhail Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:57:57 +0000 http://www.theemailadmin.com/?p=106#comment-351 Dan, do you have some thoughts as to why it has taken these States to be proactive in this area to force encryption of data? How do you think that the mobile device vendors are going to make this happen? Especially in the timeframe that MA is talking about (1/2009)? thanks, Keith Dan, do you have some thoughts as to why it has taken these States to be proactive in this area to force encryption of data?

How do you think that the mobile device vendors are going to make this happen? Especially in the timeframe that MA is talking about (1/2009)?

thanks,

Keith

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