Here at IBM, we get more and more demands for thorough and secure enterprise mobility management (EMM) platforms. However, the big elephant in the room, we’ve noticed, remains security. Lots of organisations are enthusiastic about mobile and eager to implement a mobile strategy, but the persistent perception that mobile is unsafe still causes a great deal of reluctance. Our answer presents itself in the form of IBM MaaS360. Here’s what you need to know about the solution that strikes the delicate balance between business productivity and security. And if this blog post can’t convince you, then let our 30-day free trial do so.

A mobile world that works

Digitalisation has not only dramatically influenced our job description; its influence on how we work cannot be underestimated either. In the not-so-distant past, work began and ended at the desk. In 2017, mobility applies to personal devices, corporate-issued and even shared devices. In a networked work place, mobile is the path to the future for any enterprise. But there's a big 'but': security. Although massive mobile connectivity has a host of advantages, it also raises security questions - and rightly so. It’s without a doubt one of the main obstacles in adopting mobile. The benefits of mobile always outweigh the risks, though -if those risks can be reduced to an absolute minimum. Go to our free 30-day trial to experience how MaaS360 reduces mobile risks.

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Mobile?

The slew of cyberattacks on companies big and small over the past few years didn’t exactly help build up the confidence and trust that is so needed for mobile deployment. That is indeed the big balancing act for enterprise IT: making mobile work easier, faster and more efficient, while simultaneously ensuring data protection. For organizations in doubt, an EMM platform, such as MaaS360, can be the single, secure solution that addresses the security concerns: it protects mobile data across devices, apps, networks, cloud resources and data centers. Tightly integrated with industry-leading security offerings, MaaS360 brings enterprise IT the intelligence and capabilities needed to embrace large-scale mobility and its advantages without the associated complexity and headaches (See here how it works):

- Simple, fast, powerful container solutions for secure business productivity

Containerization is the cornerstone of any Enterprise Mobility platform. MaaS360 offers a passcode-protected, security-rich container which remains completely separate from other applications on the user’s device, upholding end user privacy concerns and data leak prevention (DLP).

- Secure access to enterprise apps and resources via smartphones and tablets.

The breadth and depth of cloud service options has created a significant need for CISOs to police how their many mobile users select, access and interact with each cloud application. On-the-go access to enterprise resources has become a major driver for mobile productivity. IT is already familiar with a consistently high demand for apps such as Office 365, Google Apps, Salesforce, Workday and ServiceNow, all at a moment’s notice. With MaaS360, a tight-knit security does in no way compromise the speed of delivery. Integration with IBM Security Access Manager (ISAM) grants mobile users single sign-on (SSO) access to these resources while adhering to company policies. The MaaS360-ISAM integration answers the call for enterprise-grade data protection while granting trusted users trusted access to the right resources.

- Visualization of mobile events and out-of-compliance devices from a single dashboard

Large mobile environments are rampant with activity. IT needs a way to effortlessly sniff out inconsistencies and identify threats the moment they happen, but they can’t be burdened with zeroing in on each individual event. MaaS360 is the first EMM platform to feature an app on the IBM Security App Exchange. The IBM MaaS360 app for QRadar app gives enterprise IT a way to view critical mobile information in an easily digestible format, providing the necessary context and resources to respond. Furthermore, IT can quickly sift through massive amounts of data from over 400 data. The result is quick identification and mitigation of mobile security risks such as malware infection, data leakage and use of unauthorized apps that would otherwise go undetected.

Try Managing Mobile with MaaS360 yourself!

If this blog post alone won't get you over your reluctance, you might want to see for yourself how secure MaaS360 really is. Try out MaaS360 through a full-production 30-day free trial. We're confident MaaS360 will provide IT teams a wide range of mobile security options to separate corporate and personal information across users, devices, content and apps. This gives customers the flexibility to offer tiered or layered mobile security to address their varied end user needs and IT security requirements such as essential mobile device management, data containment, app security, mobile threat management, unified endpoint management and advanced control of corporate data for specific use cases. We hope that MaaS 360 can give you the confidence you need to deploy mobile with as calm a conscience as we can enable.