{"id":2018,"date":"2020-06-29T17:45:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.futurismtechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2025-01-21T07:21:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T07:21:32","slug":"mobile-devices-for-employees-enjoy-the-flexibility-but-reduce-the-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futurismtechnologies.com\/blog\/mobile-devices-for-employees-enjoy-the-flexibility-but-reduce-the-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Devices for Employees: Enjoy the Flexibility, but Reduce the Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobile Applications continue to be highly targeted by cyber criminals to steal personal data.  The latest such vulnerability called StrandHogg 2.0 as reported by TechCrunch<\/a> reminds us just how creative hackers can be by infecting a device simply by a user downloading an application from an app store such as Google Play. An updated report by Android Headlines<\/a> estimates that over one billion devices have been infected. Another report in June 2019 by Positive Technologies<\/a> uncovered that high-risk vulnerabilities were found in 38 percent of mobile applications for iOS and in 43 percent of Android applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies of all sizes allow employees to use mobile devices to access corporate applications and data.  Allowing employees to work from anywhere with mobile devices increases overall productivity and flexibility.  However, it also increases the overall risk to the company of a security breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To decrease the security risk of mobile devices used by employees, companies should allow only corporate applications on those devices. By using a unified endpoint management solution<\/a><\/strong>, companies can set and enforce policies that limit employees\u2019 mobile use to corporate applications.  Employees wanting to play Candy Crush can do so on devices that don\u2019t access company assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many companies know that they need a better endpoint protection solution<\/strong>, but, due to a shortage of budget and skills can\u2019t manage it. In addition, there are so many different types of endpoint security solutions <\/strong>many companies don\u2019t know what to look for or where to start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We suggest that there are three things to look for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) <\/strong> Look at the unified endpoint security solutions.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n