1 in 3 Data Breaches From Mobile Devices
According to a recent article in Mobile Enterprise, more than one third of the 45 data breach cases studied by the Ponemon Institute in 2009 had a mobile device or laptop that was either lost or stolen. According to the study, “Data breaches concerning lost, missing or stolen mobile devices are more expensive than other [...]
Individual Liable versus Corporate Liable Phones, You Need To Consider These Six Facts.
Not too long ago I was asked about the pro and cons between corporate liable and individual liable wireless phones and what is the best way for a company to go. Mostly, I get this question because it is a way for a company to control costs and reduce the need to deal with their [...]
How Do You Know If Your Company Needs a Telecom Audit
One of the questions we run into when the topic of a telecom audit is raise is when is the proper time to actually have your telecommunications services reviewed? The answer depends on a number of different factors and what your goals are, but typically there are a few indicators that it might be time [...]
Telecom Auditing + My Clients = My Passion
I have been in the telecom business my entire professional life. Quite literally after graduating from college, I called up the manager of a large telecom and demanded that I work for him, I suppose the rest is history. Some people ask me how much telecom has changed since I started in the business (wooa [...]
Don’t Want To Use Your Minutes? There’s an App For That
In a reversal of Apple’s original policy for blocking any applications such as Google Voice from being able to make phone calls using only the data connection charges from the iPhone carrier AT&T, Apple will allow the iPhone to make VoIP phone over their 3G network by releasing the iPhone SDK which will allow developers [...]
Telecom Auditing Wisdom Is NOT One Person
One of the best things I can claim a little credit for, is recognizing my strengths and weaknesses. I realize when something is in or out of our skill set, and I’ll be the first to tell you that too. However, in telecom auditing, recognition of my strengths and weaknesses is definitely not a luxury [...]
Working Out and Telecom Audits – The Best Analogy I Could Think Of
The other day I was talking to a good friend of mine about what I do to maintain my health. He was telling me about his New Year’s resolution and that he wanted to get in shape and needed a little help to do it. Being an active person who likes to run, ski and [...]
Benny Carreon is the President and CEO of GrayBear Resources Group. GBR is a next-generation telecommunications consulting firm. We aren't a telephone company's vendor disguising itself as a consultant. We don't sell carrier products that would conflict with out mission - our goal is to work for our clients by reducing costs, streamlining services, eliminating waste and fraud while providing the least disruption to your business.
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