There was a company at digital dealer speaking of the dangers of securing an IPAD connected to the dealers WIFI.
Maybe it was just hype to get their services or maybe there is some things to watch for.
Could we get the IT guys reading this thread to share some opinions on this?
I don't doubt there is a need for this service somewhere. And I could back it up if I REALLY needed to, but my opinion is that most people won't need this.
Think of it like a home security. You could go away on vacation for 3 weeks with the doors unlocked, windows open, and let everybody in the neighborhood know you are away on vacation. Come back and everything will be in place as you left it. On the other hand, you could go out and drop 100k (nobody has a 100k home security system) on the latest and greatest. Go to sell some cars, come back, and have everything broken into.
It's like anything. If it's being used the wrong way and you let the wrong people around it. There's a chance you could have issues. Pretty much as long as everything is public facing (so for example your website .. something everybody can see) or is
https you will be OK. YES, there are many other ways to capture the data
to and
from, but I HIGHLY doubt you need to worry about it.
I know I said it earlier in the thread, but you should be more worried about a pissed off employee getting their hands on it or a customer with lack of tech knowledge swiping it. Whether they hop off with it and throw it out the window on I-95 and let a tractor trailer run over it or try and sell it to the local pawn shop for a couple extra bucks. You are looking at a bit of a headache.
Long story short, make sure they are in the hands of the right people, keep tabs on them, and make sure people aren't using them for personal use or doing anything shady on them.