If you are a security vendor that provides solutions for mobile devices I am interested in talking with you about being a part of our MESS in February. Please feel free to contact me directly for further discussion.

Here is more information about the summit.

The Summit will be focusing on the proliferation of mobile devices (laptops, Tablet PCs, Pocket PCs, UMPCs, Smartphone’s, media players, mass storage devices and add-on cards) and the threats they present to the consumers/businesses and the data that resides on them. We will provide the products and solutions that will allow the management and control over these devices through the endpoints.

Live hands on demos will be available. There will be test/demo systems configured and setup to facilitate the effective use of the information and products being presented and demo’d. There will be mobile devices from the industry vendors such as HTC, Palm, Motorola, Google, Samsung and more.

We are all aware of how these devices can be used to steal data/information off the target system unbeknownst to the user.

The Summit will focus on 3 key areas of mobility and security.

1. The Devices – A look at the mobile devices on the market today.

a. Netbooks, Laptops, Tablet PCs, Mini PCs, UPMCs
b. Smartphone’s/Pocket PCs – HTC’s, Motorola’s, HP Smartphone’s, Samsung, Cell phones
c. Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Nexus One
d. Media Players – iPod’s, MP3 players and more
e. Mass Storage Devices (USB Flash drives, Compact and SD cards, mobile phone memory sticks, and more)
f. Wireless capabilities – Infrared, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMax,
g. The Operating Systems – Windows Mobile, Symbian, Apple, Android

2. The Threats – A look at the threats that affects these devices and how they are targeted and attacked from internal and external sources.

a. Viruses/worms proliferation from devices to network to world.
b. Unauthorized connectivity to and from unscrupulous devices and sources (wired and wireless).
c. The use of these devices for storing critical business data and information.
d. Sharing data and information to and from the device through messaging and wireless connectivity.
e. The availability of over the air messaging and other communications tools and the problems they present.
f. Data loss/Theft of these devices and the business impact it presents.
g. Addressing the myths about over-the-air wiping of the device and why it is not effective today. The device is still a threat if lost.

3. The Protection – How to manage, protect and secure these devices from the threats.

a. How to manage the devices on and off the network.
b. How to protect and secure your endpoints from these unauthorized devices.
c. How to secure the devices against malicious codes (viruses, worms, Trojans, keyloggers, hackers) with viral protection.
d. How to secure the data/information residing on the devices local store and storage cards with data encryption.
e. How to secure the wireless connections of the device.
f. What to do in the event of a device loss or theft – the incident alert/response, damage control and alerting process.
g. How to make the over-the-air wiping feature effective and to mitigate the loss of data if device is lost.

Please feel free to share this request with any vendor that may find it of value.

Thank you and have a great day,

~Brett A. Scudder~