In a world where data regularly travels from corporate servers to unsecured personal devices, and to apps and into the cloud – leaving a digital trail of copies at virtually every point along its route – mobile data security is more important than ever. And although your first instinct might be to lock down your data and install restrictive IT endpoint software on all of your team’s personal devices, odds are good that your staff won’t accept it. After all, they rely on their devices for both personal use, and work – which means that you have to find a way to protect your data without impeding your team’s mobile usage.
To someone who’s job is to secure data, that may sound about as likely as it would be to find a mythical unicorn grazing in quietly in your own back yard – but it is actually possible. Let’s take a look at a few ways that you can improve your organization’s mobile data security without making your team’s favorite devices difficult or cumbersome to use.
- Mobile Application Management (MAMs): By using MAM solutions, organizations can give users access to a catalog of corporate-developed apps and vetted and approved third-party business apps that can be used for work. In addition to providing users with a list of acceptable apps, administrators can also blacklist apps that do not meet their criteria. For added convenience, MAM solutions also typically allow administrators to update and even remove apps without having to access a device physically – making it an excellent solution for global organizations or those with a large number of remote staff members.
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