The recent COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the culture of working from home. Modern digital world infrastructure has provided necessary technologies for companies to conduct online business procedures. As a result, occurrence of cybercrimes has significantly increased in recent times. Therefore, appropriate method of data protection and ensuring security to an employee’s online activities has become a necessity. It is important to strategically administer mobile devices that are being used by employees for data security.
What is MDM
Mobile Device Management or MDM is security software which administers mobile devices like smartphones and laptops. An organization possesses control over mobile devices used for online businesses using MDM. It ensures smooth workflow and allows all business activities to be done remotely.
MDM should support Corporate Owned Personally Enabled or COPE by large scale organizations as well as Bring Your Own Device or BYOD by small scale organizations.
Why MDM is needed
- Total administrative control over an organization’s registered devices is necessary for modern industry standards of cybersecurity compliance.
- Data wiping capabilities and remote locking with MDM ensures data protection from unauthorized third parties. Thus corporate data of an organization becomes protected and secured from data breaches and malware.
- It is impossible to enforce endpoint security on employee data and organization’s remote administration without MDM platform.
- Focus on work and performance of employees would increase once they become aware of cybersecurity ensured by MDM platform.
MDM Services
Understanding the different software services available is a crucial step for implementing MDM platform. These services can often be confusing for new organizations as certain services might not be included in MDM.
Mobile Application Management or MAM Software: The MAM software provides management and control over mobile applications created for business purpose. An organization has the authority to allow or restrict apps and remote devices using this software.
Enterprise Mobility Management or EMM Software: The EMM software aims to determine necessary procedures for integrating mobile IT with work objectives and processes. This software is suitable for smaller organizations that rely heavily on mobile devices for daily workflow.
Endpoint Management Software: This particular software ensures online security to an organization’s remote end points that includes mobile devices. In order to achieve a comprehensive view of end points, organizations tend to combine MDM solutions with endpoint management.
Unified Endpoint Management or UEM Software: Organizations having an ample amount of end points tend to use this particular software. UEM software incorporates all functions of endpoint management, MDM as well as MAM software and forms a single online platform.
Work from Home Security Considerations
- Publishing policies related to Authorized Applications and Acceptable Use for remote work.
- Using a centralized database platform for user account such as Azure Active Directory or Windows Server AD.
- Using VPN services for a secured network.
- Using email encryption for handling sensitive data.
Hope this blog provides you sufficient knowledge regarding the importance of MDM on remote administration. Prime Infoserv LLP organization focuses on IT solutions and information security. We deliver solutions based on enhanced performance, low cost and less risk. Please go through our website https://primeinfoserv.com for more blogs on cyber security. Write to us at info@primeinfoserv.com or contact us at +913340085677 for queries.