Gartner tells companies to ban iPods from corporate offices

Tech: iPods are security risk, warns analyst - ZDNet UK News: Gartner is not exactly an Apple fan club. Wonder what Gartner will say about the upcoming Windows media players? “Companies should consider banning portable storage devices such as Apple’s iPod from corporate networks as they can be used to introduce malware or steal corporate data, according to an analyst. Small portable storage products can bypass perimeter defences like firewalls and antivirus at the mailserver, and introduce malware such as Trojans or viruses onto company networks, claimed analyst Gartner in a report issued this week. ”

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