Mobile Device
Management
What is Mobile Device Management?
Mobile Device Management, or MDM, gives your company the ability to secure and control mobile devices, from laptops and smartphones to tablets. Even corporate desktop computers can be subject to mobile device management controls.
Mobile device management’s main focus is to protect your businesses data security by using third-party software that allows you to monitor, manage and secure devices used for work purposes. As more companies have taken steps towards becoming a mobile-first, or fully remote workforce, it’s essential you know how to protect your company data when it’s not on work premises. The right mobile device management software allows IT admins to securely monitor and manage any devices that have access to sensitive business information and data.
What is Mobile Device Management?
Mobile Device Management, or MDM, gives your company the ability to secure and control mobile devices, from laptops and smartphones to tablets. Even corporate desktop computers can be subject to mobile device management controls.
Mobile device management’s main focus is to protect your businesses data security by using third-party software that allows you to monitor, manage and secure devices used for work purposes. As more companies have taken steps towards becoming a mobile-first, or fully remote workforce, it’s essential you know how to protect your company data when it’s not on work premises. The right mobile device management software allows IT admins to securely monitor and manage any devices that have access to sensitive business information and data.
How can Liberate IT help?
At Liberate IT, we help all sorts of businesses with mobile device management security to ensure their data is safe! MDM gives your company the ability to ensure all mobile devices are encrypted and adequately protected by password policy. For extra protection, we can also help you control what business data can be stored locally on devices. This stops highly sensitive data from being downloaded and stored locally where it could be copied onto an external device.
Mobile device software solutions are also required to achieve most security certifications including Cyber Essentials and comprehensive levels of ISO compliance. MDM ensures your company data stays private and any personal data points which may be subject to GDPR laws are protected.
We take care of our clients’ diverse IT needs, offering all the services you need under our complete IT support package.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mobile Device Management?
By default, any of your employees can open and use company files/email on their mobile phone, tablet or home computer! This leaves a huge hold in your security.
Mobile Device Management restricts access to your data, to only devices that you approve, or that meet your criteria (such as ‘must have the latest updates’, ‘must be encrypted’, ‘must use a complex password’.)
Not only does MDM ensure your data is kept private and secure, you can also roll out applications to your employees, or restrict what applications/games they can have on work devices. This streamlines the setup of any new mobile devices, while enabling you to roll out new apps or policies in real time, as well as wipe and block remote devices yourself.
Which Mobile Device Management Platform should I use?
All of our Liberate IT Engineers are trained in the principles and use of all MDM softwares, and after thorough testing and cost-benefit analysis, we prefer Microsoft InTune Endpoint Management. This is included in the Microsoft 365 Business Premium offering, alongside their advanced email threat protection and deployment software.
We recognise that every business will have its own specific needs though. As with our specialised IT Strategies, we’ll always work with your business to make a recommendation that’s tailored to you. Our experienced engineers will be able to find the right MDM software for you, whether you need mobile device management for Microsoft, Android or Apple hardware.
How to add a device to Mobile Device Management?
Your team can simply log in to their new phone or computer with their company email address and password. Their work device will immediately secure itself and automatically install all the apps needed to get to work. With cloud syncing, your team can quickly have full access to their files, emails and applications straight out of the box.
This saves you valuable time, as our Liberate IT Engineers have already sorted everything behind the scenes. It also gives you greater flexibility for buying new devices, as well as saving on future setup costs.
If you need help upgrading, check out our Hardware & Software Support page as we can help you choose and implement new hardware and software.
Can Mobile Device Management allow you to access my team’s devices remotely?
While MDM software means that our software engineers will be able to remotely access your company devices, it doesn’t mean we can alter files or send messages on behalf of a member of staff.
MDMs allow your IT provider to update operating systems and applications, ensure safety protocols and, if needed, lock and wipe devices. Your team can rest assured that no one will be reading their emails, or going through their documents!
Depending on the mobile document management software you use, the IT engineers may be able to access general inventory information such as bulk numbers of contacts or messages. This entirely depends on the MDM solutions and the restrictions you wish to set for your business.
Can I use Mobile Device Management to locate a lost device?
There are location-tracking capabilities in many MDM solutions. This can be an incredibly handy feature if your device is used for a travelling team member, so is at greater risk of getting lost. Speak to a member of our team to find out more.