How to Strengthen your Business with Enterprise Mobile Security

Today enterprises are embracing Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) culture and work from home options for employees and its fast becoming the norm rather than an exception. But this digital shift has a fundamental drawback, as thousands of hackers attempt to hack their devices and applications for crucial business and user information.

The adoption of mobility is increasing by the day and enterprises are constantly on the lookout for strengthening mobile security. Having said that, what are the measures one must take to ensure enterprise mobility security without risking their business?

Antivirus is usually the first option that we consider when it comes to security, but is that enough? For enterprise-grade security, we need more than a simple antivirus. We need a solution that takes care of our machines, devices, and servers. Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Security is one such product that has been a complete security solution. Let’s take a closer look to understand how Enterprise Mobility Security features can help your organization and employees.

Identity-driven Security

As employees carry their personal devices to work every day, controlling application access and data sharing becomes important. The single sign-on authentication—with Azure Active Directory (AD) Premium—on multiple applications and cloud solution for identity management, it considerably reduces the reduces the risk and increases productivity.  The Azure AD currently provides single sign-on for various cloud applications, including Office 365, Salesforce.com, Box, and ServiceNow.

It also offers the following features:

•          Built-in multi-factor authentication
•          Risk-based conditional access
•          Privileged access management
•          Secure remote access
•          Cross-organizational collaboration

Intuitive Controls

Classify and label data by automation, based on recommendations, or it can be user-driven. Protection can be applied automatically on this classified data. Intuitive controls can be given to the user to protect their data without hampering their productivity. The one-click option by Office is the preferred way to secure data by the users. Data can be protected in the cloud or on-premise using the encryption keys managed with Bring Your Own Key option.

Defect Attacks and Remediate: To protect your organization from possible cyber threats, it is essential to restrict the users’ from sharing critical business information outside the organization. For preventing this, you can pick any of the three options best suited for your requirement:

•         The Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (ATA) helps in detecting suspicious user and entity behavior with machine learning and event logs.
•           The Cloud App Security assesses risk and identifies attackers targeting your cloud apps.
•          The Azure Active Directory Premium provides a consolidated view of all the risky events and possible configuration vulnerabilities with notifications, analysis, and recommended remediation based on 10 TB of cloud data processed daily.

Manage Mobile Devices

It has become essential for organizations to manage phones and tablets. Mobile Device Management (MDM) is a feature provided by Enterprise Mobile Security that manages the devices through security center in Office 365.  Easily manage applications through mobile application management (MAM). Moreover, the MDM and the MAM offer management capabilities on devices and cloud from a single console.

The MDM includes the following features:

•          Device Enrollment enrolls devices in seconds with QR code scanning using Active Directory authentication.
•          Device Provisioning sets-up devices with required apps and settings using default jobs and policies with Wi-Fi, email, and VPN settings.
•          Device Grouping is done based on geographic location, business function, or any other criteria.
•          Device Health Monitoring, monitors devices remotely, setup battery, and connectivity alert notifications.
•          Location Tracking tracks devices on map real-time and provides a view of the historical location data.
•          Device Security remotely locks and wipes devices and applies password policies. 

Enterprise Security

There is a crisis looming—Cyber-attacks—and securing every technology asset of the organization are becomes the need of the hour. The security solutions and services provided by Microsoft Mobile Enterprise Security increases productivity, provides a comprehensive solution, and a holistic identity-driven protection.  Do more with less while protecting your users, data, apps, and devices. Prepare your organization for a future-ready platform.