Mobile devices and applications have changed the way we work, play, and collaborate with others.ÿ Many organizations are allowing employees to access corporate data and networks using both corporate and personally owned cell phones, tablets, and computers.ÿ Access to data stored in the cloud or on corporate networks using inexpensive devices such as smartphones and tablets permits employees to work from anywhere. Tasks which recently required access to a personal computer such as reading and responding to email, accepting credit cards, scanning documents, accessing data on corporate networks, and videoconferencing can now be accomplished with mobile devices from almost anywhere. 

In this seminar, participants will learn about the benefits and risks associated with smartphones, tablets, and employee-owned computers, and will learn ways these devices can make workers more productive. In addition, participants will learn about various software applications and services that enable mobile desktops and sharing and synchronizing data across multiple devices, including desktops, laptops, smartphones, and tablets.

Upon completing this course, participants should be able to:  - List the major mobile operating systems and differentiate between them based on features, relative market share, and software delivery models 

- Identify common mobile applications used on smartphones and tablets 

- Discuss some of the common policy considerations associated with business use of personal electronic devices (e.g. "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) plans) 

- Describe how mobile devices combined with public and private cloud

-based networks can enhance the overall effectiveness of an organization's information technology strategy 

- Identify some of the compliance challenges associated with selected laws and regulations, including HIPAA, Gramm

-Leach-Bliley (GLB), FERPA, FISMA,ÿ IRC 7216, and other

  - Describe some of the major security threats associated with mobile devices

  - Identify some management tools to assist users in mitigating these threats, and discuss common features such as encryption, remote wiping, virtual private networks, and monitoring

- List and describe some of the major data sharing and synchronization services, including public cloud services such as ShareFile, Dropbox, SugarSync, Box, SkyDrive, and Google Drive, as well as selected solutions for creating a secure private cloud