Secure home working – Working to improve cyber security for home workers As many organisations face the realities of home working for the majority of staff, cyber security best practice for mobile comms becomes a serious issue. Staff need the most appropriate tools for the job, even if using their own devices. However, the use of unmanaged devices opens up the business to a whole range of security risks and unsafe or unregulated working practices including contraventions of GDPR. Here are five immediate benefits of using a specialist app to ensure that confidential conversations stay that way. Protect all sensitive data – including metadata - Enterprise-grade apps have more sophisticated security features than simply encrypting your messages. Metadata (details of who you called, where you made the call, how long you talked, for example) is also protected, and remains under your complete control (either on your premises or in a secure cloud). Secure collaboration and increased productivity – Enterprise apps have many more features that enable secure
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and documents are not saved or stored inappropriately. Optional Audit – For regulated industries, conversations can be recorded for audit purposes, so even when using their own devices, staff are still compliant for business operations. Fast One-click Provisioning – When assessing enterprise apps it is important to find a solution that is easy for end users to install and for central IT to commission and control. To maintain security best practice, it should also be equally quick and easy to decommission should a device be lost or compromised, or a staff member leave the organisation. Having a special app to use for business communications reminds staff that even though they are working from home, they still need to be professional, and their employer cares enough to provide them with the right tools for the job – even when they are using their own devices.
collaborative working. Elements such as voice, video, conference, attachments and group messaging. Features that business people need to communicate and share information, enabling colleagues to collaborate productivity, knowing that sensitive corporate data is fully secured, even when on the device. Limit the life of time sensitive information – some enterprise apps provide features where the lifespan of messages, documents, videos can be timed to self-delete (burn) after a set time. The time is chosen by the sender and can be a certain time after the FURTHER INFORMATION ISSUE 43 COUNTER TERROR BUSINESS MAGAZINE message has been sent, or after it has| been read. This ensures that sensitive information www.armourcomms.com
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