Mobile devices are literally small computers, they have all the characteristics of a computer but it doesn't mean they are secure.
Manage and improve security for smartphones and tablets without breaking a sweat
Smartphones and tablets are now almost as common in business as endpoints and servers.
You need to be able to handle mobile in your organization, whether you provide your staff with corporate devices or they need you to enforce a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy.
With everything from strong security features to help you safeguard data to quick setup for new devices, providing the tools needed to manage a mobile fleet professionally and efficiently.
Automate setup
Quick onboarding: Onboard one or multiple devices in bulk quickly and efficiently. Simply send out an email or SMS invitation to one or more devices, then have the system apply device profiles.
Device profiles: Create device profiles to automatically apply policies for new smartphones and tablets. For example, you can set up policies to install and configure Exchange, VPN, and Wi-Fi on Android and Apple devices.
Manual onboarding: Provide hands-on assistance for those clients and users who need it. This capability lets you bypass profiles and set up a new device from scratch.
Features
- Security: Configure detailed security settings on business-owned devices.
- Location tracking: Use the built-in GPS on mobile devices to locate lost or stolen smartphones or tablets.
- Ownership details: Keep track of devices registered to individuals and associated handset details.
- Data usage monitoring: Help make sure you don’t pay extra data usage fines by setting up RMM monitor data usage on your users’ registered devices.
- Remote features: Lock phones, set passwords, or wipe devices without leaving your RMM console. Additionally, you can remotely configure email and Wi-Fi access on your devices.
- Multiple device types supported: The mobile device management tools support Apple iOS, Google Android, and Microsoft Windows devices and tablets.
Improved security
Device locator: Use the built-in GPS on mobile devices to locate lost or stolen smartphones or tablets. The system can also track a device’s location history.
Application control: Ban classes of applications from being installed on corporate devices to help enforce corporate policy and strengthen security.
Remote device wipe: Delete the settings and data in any mobile device under management, in the event a device is lost or stolen.
Disable features: Disable individual smartphone or tablet features. For example, you can turn off the ability for individual users to use their smartphone cameras.
System management: Remotely lock the screen, configure system settings, or reset passwords on a smartphone or tablet.
Gain transparency
Clear, comprehensive reporting: Get reports on battery usage, disk usage, and more for your entire mobile fleet or for individual devices.
Notes: Add detailed notes on any mobile device to keep track of user history, passwords, tickets, and more.
What is a BYOD policy?
BYOD stands for “bring your own device” and refers to a growing trend among businesses of allowing employees to work on their personal devices. Employees can access their company work product, applications, and data from anywhere and on any device. The trend has grown increasingly popular as more employees opt to work from home.
As such, a BYOD policy is a set of rules governing how personal devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops will be supported and regulated within a company. Individual privileges may vary depending on a user’s role in their organization, the type of device they have, the kinds of information stored on the device, and more.
Remotely monitor devices to maintain order in complex environments
BYOD policies bring with them a whole host of endpoints that could potentially introduce security vulnerabilities, compliance risks, and additional costs to your network and your customers. You need BYOD software that provides visibility into and control over all devices—regardless of platform, OS, or device type.
BYOD management solution that’s compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux systems to support a diverse customer base. The mobile device management tools support iOS, Android, and Windows devices and tablets, allowing you to easily keep track of personal devices with mobile device checks and monitoring.
What are the advantages of BYOD?
For employees, the primary advantages of BYOD are convenience, flexibility, and a boost in productivity. Because BYOD policies allow uninterrupted access to company data from anywhere at any time, employees are free to work remotely and on their preferred devices. Employees may even work more efficiently or produce better work product when they’re allowed to use their own equipment.
Employers also benefit from BYOD. Since employees are already familiar with their own devices, there’s no learning curve—employees can start working right away. It can also help employers save money. If employees bring their own devices to work, employers save costs that would have been spent buying and maintaining new devices—thereby reducing overhead expenses and hardware costs.
Why should you manage BYOD devices?
Although the BYOD trend has many benefits, there are risks as well. If an employee’s device is lost or stolen, so is all of its sensitive data—the company could be vulnerable to a serious data breach. Many employees also fail to keep up with security updates on their personal devices, which means hackers can exploit vulnerabilities left behind by unpatched software.
