Barry Caplin, CISO of the MN Dept. of Human Services, discusses embracing consumerization and the security challenges of tablets and smartphones. He outlines five stages of adjusting to these new technologies ("tablet grief"), and addresses issues like exposure of data, malware, vetting third-party apps, privacy policies, and bringing personal devices into the workplace. Caplin provides an overview of potential security solutions like syncing to networks, virtual desktop infrastructure, containerization, data classification, and pre-internet encryption. He advocates a holistic approach considering policy, technical, and financial aspects to make these technologies secure while also enabling flexibility.