A constant state of war

Kay Cairns explains why heavy usage of smart devices means there is never a quiet period for unified threat management

Karl McDermott, head of ICT, Three

Employees have smart devices with them 24 hours a day, potentially exposing sensitive company data to the world constantly. Traditional security systems, such as classic Unified Threat Management (UTM), are no longer enough. Thankfully, a range of tools have come onto the market to protect mobile data while it’s out of the office network.

UTM, as we’ve known it for years, is a box that sits on your network, and prevents viruses, spam ...