Do you allow mobile devices/compute platforms to connect to your business resources (365, wireless network, etc.)? Don’t let the cybersecurity considerations here go unaddressed.
I really appreciate the Verizon Business reports we have available when it comes to influencing how we might go about defending different areas of business technology. I have taken a couple snips from the 2024 Mobile Security Index. In our own consulting practice, I am seeing the challenges many organizations face reflected in this report.
Solutions here can be difficult to accept: costly, functional impacts, additional overhead, device ownership challenges…however, there are some common starting points:
- Do you have you open communication to discourage the pursuit of shadow IT?
- Have you developed a policy so your employees know what is expected?
- Do you provide training so your employees know how to recognize threats related to mobile device use?
- Have you reviewed your cloud provider’s built-in settings (if any) for management of mobile device connections?
- Have you made sure to move away from any vulnerable default configurations?
- Have you reviewed your wireless network configuration to ensure networks are correctly separated, strong authentication is enforced, and strong encryption has been enabled?
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