MIVD boss: Meet without a smartphone, risk of espionage too great

Re:MIVD boss: Meet without a smartphone, risk of espionage t... by eeZah7Ux on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:28AM (#24753717)

> How are smartphones and tablets different from laptops and regular phones in this regard?

They are more likely to be attacked because they are better targets. They are more often carried around, have GPS and more cameras.

They are MUCH more difficult to manage centrally (e.g. company-managed antivirus/vpn/firewall, locked-down software installation, secure boot...), or inspect or modify.

They are more often used to all sort of untrusted networks (cafe', airport, hotel...)

Personal phones often have tons of untrusted apps with access to microphones.

> Unless this is advice for state-level institutions discussing state secrets, this seems like completely useless advice

citation needed, especially after Snowden revelations

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Re:MIVD boss: Meet without a smartphone, risk of espionage t... by tsimionescu on Monday October 12, 2020 @10:55AM (#24754961)

If you take the Snowden revelations seriously enough to worry about snooping on your board meetings, you should take them seriously enough to drastically reduce online communication and record keeping - as I'm sure stae-level institutions do.

If you're a company whose financial reports, email and documents all reside in the cloud, having your boardroom meetings snooped on through your phone is the last of your worries.

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