You own a business and employ a number of staff, more and more of your employees are using mobile phones for daily business activities. Where do you start in trying to secure your organisations data?
The best place to start is at the beginning - have you selected your organisations mobile device based on business requirements or the latest fancy gadget? Do your users require access to email, contacts and applications secured behind the company firewall? If so then it is important to select a device and operating system which is designed with security in mind, the threats are real - mobile hackers exist.
To date the mobile world has seen limited focus from hackers however we should not be complacent, technology allows those who know how to be able to deploy applications which can track incoming and outgoing messages, read texts messages and log all calls. Add to this the risk of data loss if employs lose their phones, can your company data be retrieved by unscrupulous individuals, is your company data encrypted? Can you "wipe" the device?
Their is a lot that must be considered when deploying mobile technology however the potential benefits for organisations that get it right include increased business productivity, shorter working capital cycles and improved customer satisfaction leading to greater repeat business.
Mobile security is necessary seek advice to ensure you get it right.
paul@mbusinessconsulting.com
www.mbusinessconsulting.com
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