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10 apps that are topping enterprise blacklists

By // May 17, 2012, 6:43 AM PST

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  • Introduction

    Zenprise, a mobile device management company that specializes in BYOD, recently released its Zenprise MDM Cloud Report. The report includes the top 10 apps that enterprises are blacklisting (or attempting to blacklist) in the United States and globally. The list is theirs. The snide commentary, mine. So here they are. The 10 most blacklisted apps this month, in descending order.

    Note: If you'd prefer to view this information as a blog post, check out this entry in our 10 Things blog.

    Photo: iStockphoto.com/gschroer

  • Angry Birds

    Would someone please muster up the courage to tell the CEO to stop with the slingshot already?

  • Facebook

    Imagine an update like, "I am sitting here listening to our blowhard manager give a talk that could fell a tree."

  • Google Play

    Buying apps on company time? And potentially with company money? Hard stop.

  • Dropbox

    Worst case: Employee walks off with your company data and Dropbox is installed on four of her computers. Nuff said.

  • Skype

    Now this is what you want. Folks texting and calling relatives all over the world. It puts a whole new spin on the idea of personal calls at work, doesn't it?

  • YouTube

    Imagine a Google+ Live Hangout saved and shared on YouTube. It's a recording of your confidential board meeting. Yikes!

  • The App Store

    Just ... too easy to get a game even more addictive than Angry Birds. If such a thing exists, it is in the App Store.

  • Evernote

    Social, shareable note-taking screams take our secure company information and share it with the world the next time you get angry at your boss. Or quit.

  • Cydia

    An Apple iOS app that lets your users browse and download applications for a jailbroken Apple iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Lovely.

  • Twitter

    Sure, users, tweet all day. Gain more followers. Lose work time.

Introduction

Zenprise, a mobile device management company that specializes in BYOD, recently released its Zenprise MDM Cloud Report. The report includes the top 10 apps that enterprises are blacklisting (or attempting to blacklist) in the United States and globally. The list is theirs. The snide commentary, mine. So here they are. The 10 most blacklisted apps this month, in descending order.

Note: If you'd prefer to view this information as a blog post, check out this entry in our 10 Things blog.

Photo: iStockphoto.com/gschroer

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By Gina Smith

Gina Smith is a NYT best-selling author of iWOZ, the biography of Steve Wozniak. She is a vet tech journalist and chief of the geek tech site, aNewDomain.net.