Mobile devices are an essential business tool and bring tremendous benefits to employee productivity, from the smallest businesses to largest multinational enterprises. Access to company information boosts employee engagement and productivity.

However, mobile devices pose the most challenging of endpoints, especially as employees download their pet apps which help them better organize their personal lives. With increasing mobile security threats and the risk posed by lost or stolen devices, businesses of all sizes need to secure business data on mobile devices with minimum impact to employee productivity.

Please note 10 Steps Your Organization Should Take to Keep Mobile Device Data Secure

1. Have a strong mobile device management solution
2. Password-protect devices
3. Apps should be protected
4. Shred messages
5. Remote wipe software
6. Designate travel-only devices
7. Keep good records
8. Reconsider data access criteria
9. Turn to containers for storage
10. Deploy full-device encryption

Mobile devices are nearly ubiquitous and must be embraced by all businesses. Organizations cannot ignore the vulnerabilities that mobile productivity creates. They need a solution for their employees who use the same mobile devices to manage personal and professional tasks. Larger companies have the resources to develop and enforce mobile device security solutions. For small businesses, it makes sense to start to evaluate their mobility management strategies sooner than later.