10 apps that are topping enterprise blacklists

By Gina Smith May 17, 2012, 6:21 AM PDT

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10 apps that are topping enterprise blacklists

Introduction

ntZenprise, 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.

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

ntPhoto: iStockphoto.com/gschroer

The App Store

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

Cydia

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

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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.

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