Realizing the Mobile Enterprise: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of Consumer Devices

Mobile devices dominate consumer use to the point that enterprises are seeing the value of integrating them into the workplace as well. This surge in the use of mobile devices within a business enterprise potentially gives rise to various risks that need to be identified and effectively managed to avoid irreversible security and, ultimately, enterprise detriments. In order to ensure that such mishaps are prevented to the best possibility, while maximizing the business opportunities of the mobile enterprise, effective security controls should be implemented to adequately manage the enterprises’ risks. This paper issued by the Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC) provides an analysis of the risks along with the recommendations and the valuable insights of nineteen security leaders from large global enterprises.