It also means that your employees undoubtedly use their work laptops for private matters from time to time. A quick video call with a distant friend, a child that needs the laptop for a school project, a game or an app. Or the other way around: that they use their private laptop for work.
That’s fine, but in such a situation, how do you guarantee the security of sensitive corporate data? How do you ensure that all devices can be used safely? What if a device is lost or stolen? These kinds of questions now pose challenges not only for the IT department, but for the entire organization.
Because when things go wrong, the consequences can be enormous. Not just financially – think about paying ransom and the costs associated with downtime, losing data and restoring systems – but certainly also in terms of your company’s reputation and customer trust.
The fact that data breaches are increasingly common and, moreover, widely reported in the media, means that consumers are more aware than ever that data security cannot be taken for granted (anymore). They increasingly factor this into their choice of company or organization. According to ZD Net 1), even 84% of consumers are more loyal to companies with strict data security.
The European Union is currently developing regulations regarding mandatory cybersecurity. The new rules will not only apply to critical companies and institutions such as banks, hospitals, healthcare facilities, and utilities. Other companies with an annual turnover of at least 10 million euros and fifty employees will also be required to inspect their IT systems for vulnerabilities, conduct risk analyses, improve their security, and preferably make daily backups 2)
A vital component of cybersecurity is secure device management, which helps minimize the risk of data breaches. Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) offers the ideal solution for this. With UEM, the IT team can remotely manage and secure all devices, including those owned by employees. It provides insight into what people are doing with corporate data and apps on any type of device, from mobile phones to tablets, laptops, desktops, and even Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
With UEM, you can perform all tasks from a single centralized environment, for all devices and corporate apps on them.
This makes UEM a step beyond Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Super simple and yet super secure!
Unified Endpoint Management is part of a ‘Zero Trust’ policy, which involves continuous verification of all access to systems, and limits user access to just-in-time and just-enough access. It’s a model where all employees, devices, and applications are secured, regardless of their location, without hindering productivity. The latter is especially important because your employees need to maintain access to the applications and data they need to do their work, whether they’re in the office, working from home, or on the go.
How the ‘Zero Trust’ policy is implemented varies by organization. The foundation remains the same: securing corporate data and applications. From there, we determine what makes sense for your organization. The Microsoft EMS (Enterprise Mobility + Security) portfolio offers a range of high-quality products for this purpose, such as Microsoft Intune.
No matter which solution is best for your organization, the result is the same: we detect, identify, and respond to all digital threats while keeping management simple and clear. The right level of security, without overkill.
In our whitepaper ‘Zero Trust: The Most Robust Security Against Cyberattacks,’ we highlight various aspects of cybersecurity. How mature is your organization in terms of cybersecurity? What are the vulnerabilities and risks? What steps can you take to improve security, and where should your priorities lie? Twenty pages of actionable information that you can immediately apply. This way, you create a safe and efficient workplace for every employee—at home, in the office, and on the go.
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