Security Considerations for Windows Mobile Messaging in the Enterprise

Overview

Securing servers, client computers, and mobile devices becomes even more vital as workers and contractors connect from multiple wired and wireless networks that may employ varying levels of security features. Employees can inadvertently put their businesses at risk by connecting to mission-critical systems over mobile networks and applications and unintentionally transmitting viruses or corrupt data. In addition, passing critical corporate data through an outside network operations center may increase the risk of compromise or unavailability.

With the right technologies and network architecture in place, however, network administrators can help dramatically improve the security and management of mobile device connections. The key to a successful deployment is carefully planning how to handle permissions and security rights for these mobile workers.

Microsoft® products offer a broad set of security-related technologies to help you construct a sound defense against information security threats. This paper describes the technologies available to help protect Internet e-mail and wireless communications for devices running on Microsoft Windows Mobile® 5.0 software with the Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP), and on Windows Mobile 6.

Windows Mobile powered devices function within existing Windows networks and conform to existing network security policies by using many of the same Microsoft security features found in Windows desktop and laptop computers. The technologies described in this paper apply generally to devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 with MSFP and later software. Understand, however, that actual on-device support for these security technologies may vary, depending on the mobile device in use and how it has been configured by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and mobile operator.

Readers should be familiar with Windows networking technology for enterprise deployments and with Microsoft certificate technology and they should have an understanding of mobile devices.

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