Mobile Device Management

Mobile Device Management

Employees have become increasingly accustomed to using the device, operating system, and application of their choice. Because of the diversity of mobile devices, IT departments face a unique set of challenges while deploying and connecting internal content and resources. Also, Employees’ mobile devices have become targets of malware, hackers, and exploitation due to the large amounts of data that is stored and transferred on each device.

 

Many factors have elevated mobile device management's importance to the C-suite. These include:

  • Massive deployment of mobile applications requires tools to protect and manage assets.
  • Growing concerns over security breaches stemming from employee mobile device usage.
  • Malware and ransomware: Users can unknowingly download malware through email attachments, infected websites, or fake apps.
  • BYOD policies: Using personal devices for work blurs lines between personal and professional data, increasing risks.
  • Security for Internet of Things (IoT) devices: Many IoT devices have weak security features, making them vulnerable to attack. Additionally, these devices often collect and transmit a lot of data, which can be a privacy concern.
  • Standardization of mobile device management practices and processes.

CyShield can enable organizations with a Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution that allows IT to automate, control, and secure administrative policies on laptops, smartphones, tablets, or any other device connected to an organization’s network. The solution also provides additional advantages for an organization to improve their IT security, efficiency, manageability, and support.

  1. Strengthened security: MDM can take preventative measures against cyberattacks, data leaks, unauthorized accesses, and more.
  2. Bring your own device (BYOD): Secure business apps, encrypt work data and separate it from personal data, no intrusion on user privacy for employees using their own laptop or mobile device for work.
  3. Mobile application management (MAM): Mobile application management enables organizations to apply policy control functionalities to their applications.
  4. Mobile content management: Enforce security policies such as authentication, copy and paste restriction, and file sharing to secure the content.
  5. Enhanced efficiency: With MDM, IT Team can easily deploy and manage updates to ensure that all mobile endpoints receive the latest software, thus boosting overall productivity.
  6. Increased manageability: No matter where mobile devices are located, IT Team can monitor and manage them remotely with MDM.
  7. Improved support: MDM automates many time-consuming processes and provides excellent support for IT teams.