Re: [Fed-Talk] BYOD
Re: [Fed-Talk] BYOD
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] BYOD
- From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:32:09 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] BYOD
BYOD models are typically built on secured containers; basically walled
garden apps that use encrypted storage and don't share with other apps
(unless they share an API). This is easier on iOS than Android and
Windows Phone/System 7/Whatever-it-is-this-month. Jailbroken devices need
not apply, and some apps make an attempt to detect jailbroken or rooted
devices.
A similar model that's coming in the not-so-distant future is to run a
hypervisor on the bare metal, and boot multiple VMs depending on use; one
VM is the user's OS, the other is the employer's. This has some
possibilities, provided a secure hypervisor is used and each VM keeps its
storage encrypted. Both VMWare and Citrix (among others) are pursuing
this model. This model has so far been envisioned mainly for laptops, but
will eventually apply to smartphones as well (hypervisors for handsets is
an active area of development).
In both models, spillage is (theoretically) handled by wiping the storage
key and re-provisioning the container. Jurisdiction over personal devices
isn't a barrier, as it would be modeled on jurisdiction over *contractor*
devices that's already well-exercised.
Whether or not we (as individuals) think BYOD is good fit for the DoD
probably doesn't matter, because senior leadership seems to think it is
(at least for now :).
-- T
On 9/15/12 3:02 AM, "David Mueller" <email@hidden> wrote:
>On 9/14/12 1:47 PM, "William Cerniuk" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> The Army stood up secure services, including robust standards based
>>email, on
>> ako.us <http://ako.us> .army.mil. I have been using that email system
>>for some
>> 10 year, nearly flawless operations, working perfectly with my iPhone,
>>iPad
>> and previously worked in clunkyville with my Nokia. At the same time,
>>the Army
>> had never paid a dime for my wireless while I worked there.
>
>Now what happens when a spillage occurs? The kind that involves someone
>(inadvertently or otherwise) sends you an email with classified
>information,
>not the kind that involves liquid beverages?
>
>That's a significant reason I have little interest in doing BYOD in the
>DoD.
>
>- David
>
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