Enterprises are increasingly allowing the use of smartphones and PDAs to access corporate data over public wireless networks, creating a nightmare for security professionals. Enterprises that allow the use of these devices should evaluate Network Chemistry's RFprotect Endpoint product to help secure corporate assets.

Securing Smartphone Connectivity

Network Chemistry has been helping to secure enterprise WLANs for several years with its RFprotect product line. In addition to protecting Windows 2000/XP-based wireless devices, the most recent release of RFprotect Endpoint enforces wireless security policies on wireless devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 and Symbian OSs. Smartphone and PDA protection is what differentiates RFprotect Endpoint from competitive enterprise Wireless Intrusion Detection/Prevention Solutions (WIDS/WIPS).

While this seems to be a logical evolution of the RFprotect Endpoint product, the timing of the release is good. The number of smartphones and voice-enabled PDAs available on the market has been steadily...