How the channel can tackle mobile security

At this year's Channel Elite Awards, Info-Tech analyst James Quin discussed how solution providers can take on the security challenges that come with consumerization

Businesses of all sizes are struggling to deal with the consumerization trend. While iPhones, Android phones and other mobile devices take over the workplace, there is an opportunity for the channel to help enterprises deal with the security risks involved.

As part of this year’s Channel Elite Awards, CDN hosted James Quin, a security analyst with London, Ont.-based Info-Tech Research Group, gave an audience of solution providers some tips on dealing with mobile security.

See the 2011 Channel Elite Award winners here.

In this video, Quin and members of the channel community discuss security trends and challenges in the mobile space.

Author: Jeff Jedras

A veteran technology and business journalist, Jeff Jedras began his career in technology journalism in the late 1990s, covering the booming (and later busting) Ottawa technology sector for Silicon Valley North and the Ottawa Business Journal, as well as everything from municipal politics to real estate.He later covered the technology scene in Vancouver before joining IT World Canada in Toronto in 2005, covering enterprise IT for ComputerWorld Canada. He would go on to cover the channel as an assistant editor with CDN.His writing has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Ottawa Citizen and a wide range of industry trade publications.