Sunday, December 16, 2012

5 steps to take command of mobile


Enterprise Mobility
The hottest topic in enterprise IT is secure mobility — in other words, allowing secure access to the enterprise infrastructure from any device, anywhere and at any time. Successful mobility solutions require deliberate implementation, disciplined security plans, careful consideration of who needs to be mobile-enabled, and the implementation of a sophisticated, secure, mobile enterprise infrastructure.
Here are five steps to take command of your organization’s mobility initiative.
1. Create a policy. Before committing enterprise resources to secure mobility, you must determine which job functions truly need to be mobile and why. Letting everyone go mobile without restriction is unrealistic, so define what job functions require mobility and set up user profiles accordingly. For instance, many workers will only need secure mobile access to e-mail rather than an entire suite of applications.
2. Make security dynamic. Borderless anytime/anywhere mobility presents genuine security challenges, and obviously, the consequences of a breach — especially of government networks — are extremely serious. A security plan must be dynamic enough to change as hackers’ tactics change and incorporate the latest multilayered credentialing technologies. Moreover, any security strategy must strive to eliminate vulnerabilities while presenting a fast-response action plan for dealing with a breach or failure. The plan should be at least as strong as the security plan at the physical office, with the addition of the capability to automatically lock out mobile devices that exceed security allowances set up in the user profile. For instance, device lockout can occur when someone uses unauthorized software or applications. User profiles can enforce corporatewide policies or be individualized.
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