I don't really see that there is much different between these portable devices and laptops, so I don't see that there are many issues. They are both computers and encryption and locking down should not be an issue. If it is not possible to to it now, then in the near future these things will be demanded and implemented.
I'm thinking a little earlier than you as far as PCs. I remember typing into my PC off of printouts so I could use a PC to work out something and then using a printer to send the results back so they could be hand entered into the mainframe again, plain stupidity. Could I get the guys who ran the mainframe to provide me with a CSV file. No way that's a security issue. Could I send the data back as a CSV, no way, you can't do that, the data needs to be send on the appropriate form. Two years later all the data was available and loadable with tab delimited files using kermit. Now days you just tap straight into a SQL server to generate whatever reports you require, in whatever format you want.
It may be that these new devices are storing and using a remote system and all the device is being used for is as a client, but somehow they will have to be integrated into our present IT systems, because that will be the way things will work.
You could see a person in a store ordering stuff on a tablet, expecting to see what is available and being able to get order it online. Just as you'd expect someone in the field to be able to work on a report and have the pictures/data available for a colleague back in the office, I don't know if these devices would be laptops or even tablet or phone devices. They could as easily be cameras, meters, or GPS devices.
I'm surprised at the vitriol that this topic has produced. I have always assumed it was a given that these devices would end up attached to a network, and the administrators that run these networks will have to work out how they will secure the network to accommodate these devices. If not an enterprise should easily still be stuck with mainframes teletypes and card readers, because clearly there is no security issue with these.
I think we've had this already when people/organizations went from mainframes to PCs. I think the people in charge of IT came up with similar arguments.
...and I don't mean bring course work. Most people that are "real" programmers actually like to program and have something that they have done and are proud of. Often it's not just their job but their hobby too. Some have a site they have made. Some have some holiday work they have been doing. It also gives you an insight into their other interests too. They all seem to be able to bring something even if it's a URL. Not all candidates do internships and if they did they could maybe show or at least describe what they have done.
When we hire we look at the degree to see if it meets our minimum requirements, if they have some reasonable good marks pertinent papers then that's good they go into a pile. If there are lots of applicants we look at the pile and see what they have put down about themselves and how they would fit in to out team. We ask them to bring some code or something that they have done so we can see if they can actually code. We ask questions to see if they have indeed written it. We ask them questions about themselves and try and work out how they would fit into our team and what they can bring to it in terms of expertise.
Education is one part.
Competence is another.
Being able to work with others is yet another.
Developing social skills and having a body of work to show your potential employer is every bit as important as your education.
So where you got your education possibly isn't as important as you might think, as education gets you into the interview, but won't get you the job, other things will count for that.
What if you were to replace the information on the rfid? Would you get better service at the bank or restaurant with Versace or Louis Vuitton rfid tags? Maybe people will carry a wallet full of rfid tags to advertise their economic value?
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The same thing happened when they went from iMovie HD 6 to iMovie '08.
I still have to old Final Cut, I guess I'll keep it just like I did with iMovie HD 6.
You'd think they might've learned... but obviously not.
I don't really see that there is much different between these portable devices and laptops, so I don't see that there are many issues. They are both computers and encryption and locking down should not be an issue. If it is not possible to to it now, then in the near future these things will be demanded and implemented.
I'm thinking a little earlier than you as far as PCs. I remember typing into my PC off of printouts so I could use a PC to work out something and then using a printer to send the results back so they could be hand entered into the mainframe again, plain stupidity. Could I get the guys who ran the mainframe to provide me with a CSV file. No way that's a security issue. Could I send the data back as a CSV, no way, you can't do that, the data needs to be send on the appropriate form. Two years later all the data was available and loadable with tab delimited files using kermit. Now days you just tap straight into a SQL server to generate whatever reports you require, in whatever format you want.
It may be that these new devices are storing and using a remote system and all the device is being used for is as a client, but somehow they will have to be integrated into our present IT systems, because that will be the way things will work.
You could see a person in a store ordering stuff on a tablet, expecting to see what is available and being able to get order it online. Just as you'd expect someone in the field to be able to work on a report and have the pictures/data available for a colleague back in the office, I don't know if these devices would be laptops or even tablet or phone devices. They could as easily be cameras, meters, or GPS devices.
I'm surprised at the vitriol that this topic has produced. I have always assumed it was a given that these devices would end up attached to a network, and the administrators that run these networks will have to work out how they will secure the network to accommodate these devices. If not an enterprise should easily still be stuck with mainframes teletypes and card readers, because clearly there is no security issue with these.
I think we've had this already when people/organizations went from mainframes to PCs. I think the people in charge of IT came up with similar arguments.
...and I don't mean bring course work. Most people that are "real" programmers actually like to program and have something that they have done and are proud of. Often it's not just their job but their hobby too. Some have a site they have made. Some have some holiday work they have been doing. It also gives you an insight into their other interests too. They all seem to be able to bring something even if it's a URL. Not all candidates do internships and if they did they could maybe show or at least describe what they have done.
Papers = Subjects = Course Components
When we hire we look at the degree to see if it meets our minimum requirements, if they have some reasonable good marks pertinent papers then that's good they go into a pile. If there are lots of applicants we look at the pile and see what they have put down about themselves and how they would fit in to out team. We ask them to bring some code or something that they have done so we can see if they can actually code. We ask questions to see if they have indeed written it. We ask them questions about themselves and try and work out how they would fit into our team and what they can bring to it in terms of expertise. Education is one part. Competence is another. Being able to work with others is yet another. Developing social skills and having a body of work to show your potential employer is every bit as important as your education. So where you got your education possibly isn't as important as you might think, as education gets you into the interview, but won't get you the job, other things will count for that.
What if you were to replace the information on the rfid? Would you get better service at the bank or restaurant with Versace or Louis Vuitton rfid tags? Maybe people will carry a wallet full of rfid tags to advertise their economic value?