We are no longer a part of the era where working on protected files by sitting in front of a desktop is mandatory. Thanks to the power of portable devices and the internet that working from anywhere anytime has become feasible.
This is exactly the place where enters “Enterprise Mobility Solutions”. The concept of enterprise mobility allows making your personal devices or your ‘comfort devices’ your official system. This concept has enabled thousands of people to remotely access protected and confidential data no matter where they are located.
No doubt that enterprise mobility is the thing about the season which has increased the convenience and accessibility to an unimaginable level within the organizations.But the enterprises no matter small, medium or large risks to being data leaked while catering to the concept of enterprise mobility. So no matter how much this concept has bloomed but the security hassles continue to be a thorn in the path of mobilizing the enterprises. So the need of the hour is to overcome these security threats. A few measures to take care of your imperative data are as follows:
1. Data Leakage Protection
DLP or Data leakage Protection aids in eliminating the inadvertent transfer of data from a mobile device. For example, DLP can allow a particular spreadsheet of Excel to be viewed by a specified application on an authorized device, but it restricts the same operation to be performed at any untrusted application residing on any unsaved device. This is mostly in case of cloud app that access shared folders.
2. Enabling Permission Levels
When you allow your data to be accessed remotely then you have to be excess careful with who views the data and what method is used to view the data. Different users have different responsibilities so the permission level on different data should be set accordingly. The three categories of data classification are as follows – public data, confidential data, and restricted data.
While public data is more or less open and it doesn’t hold confidential information and it is generally marked by giving view permission to all and on any device. Confidential data involves putting a certain amount of restrictions like providing virtualized access on BYOD. On the other hand restricted data comes under the category where you apply stringent controls as leakage of this type data can cause severe financial losses. This type of data can be accessed only on enterprise-grade devices.
3. Remote Wipe
Yet another brilliant concept that is of utmost importance is remote wiping. It provides corporate IT with the capacity to access a device from a remote location and erase the data on it. When a workspace approach is used, according to the controls it only wipes what is in the workspace. Without a secure workspace approach, IT might have to wipe the entire device.
4. Mobility With Compliance
It has been proved that if you adhere to the industry standards it helps a lot in combating the security issues to a large extent. At present, there are more than 300 privacy and security related standards which cater to the safety of mobility solutions. While formulating the mobility solutions for your enterprise you must keep all the processes aligned with the government compliances. For security issues to be solved it is highly recommended to create seamless policies aligned to the government to ensure legal safety.
5. Networking Issues
The way your enterprise solution is getting connected to the network is a very vital consideration and plays a major role in dealing with the security challenges. It is a big challenge to cater to highest levels of security without compromising on the usability. However, you can give your choice of security gateways to the users in such a way that they do not have to enable them and get to carry out their work in the background after signing in.
6. Encryption
Encryption is another process which can play a very core and vital game in data protection. It is a concept which enables data protection even when the device is misplaced or stolen with no password on it. For this to be viable there needs to be a protected workspace so that all the corporate data can be saved on it and the IT manages the encryption process. As soon as activity is seen outside the secure workspace the protected apps automatically get locked.
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On an ending note, it is necessary to say that it is practically unrealistic to attempt to control each and every piece of enterprise mobility, so you have to keep it to optimum usage and you have to decide the appropriate management model that is most suited to your purpose. So the management tools will verify if any of the devices has been outraged and illegally used and help you to use your BYOD systems in a more organized and centralized way.
Enterprise mobility is no more in the state of being an option.It is real and the need of the hour and so are the security challenges associated with it. So buckle your shoes to run your business on the go and protect the same with equal velocity.
You can also check out:
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References: semaphore-software.com, cio.com
Rachit Agarwal
