Blue Coat Software Allows Restriction on Wi-Fi
Users can be restricted running some apps on the company network
New software from Web security specialists Blue Coat Systems allows companies to restrict what employees can do on their cellphones while logged into the corporate Wi-Fi. The software, which works with Blue Coat's ProxySG Web filtering equipment, seeks to fill a gap that exists between company-issued PCs, which are often subject to security and access restrictions, and employee-owned cellphones, on which employees are often free to do what they want.
Companies with high security requirements, such as government departments and banks, see mobile phones as a risk because they could be used to leak documents or send confidential data over insecure channels, said Sasi Murthy, director of Web security at Blue Coat. Basic "allow or deny" control is offered for applications such as YouTube, eBay, Gmail and business-networking site LinkedIn. More complex controls exist for apps like Twitter: As well as allow or deny, network mangers can switch on or off the posting of messages, sending email, account login and profile management. Pricing for the system begins at US$48 per user per year for up to 100 users. That drops to $29 per user per year for organizations with between 100 and 5,000 employees. The ProxySG Web filtering appliance costs $6,500 for the basic model.
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