Increasing mobility of work force without compromising security

Ten years ago the term “mobile worker” had a very different meaning for most companies than it does today. As more and more employees find themselves working outside the company walls, this term has come to mean much more. As wireless technologies have increased their speed and availability, their adoption rates have increased as well. According to research firm IDC, the global mobile workforce is expected to grow by more than 30 percent in the next four years. This means that more than 878 million mobile workers will be conducting business via laptops, handhelds, and cell phones by 2009 — making up about one-quarter of the global work force. This trend will continue.

What does a company have to do to avail itself of mobility, but at the same time, not compromise the security of its communication system and information?

-see IBM’s Doug Conrich’s discussion