The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 24: April/May 2016 | Page 24

CYBER SECURITY

Excalibur give their top tips for
keeping mobile devices safe and secure
The smartphone is now an indispensable part of business.
It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, what operating model
you use or how many people work for you, mobiles rule.
All that productivity can come at a cost.
The more we do on our mobile devices, the
more data is contained within them. Theft
and loss brings a challenge that needs an
entirely new mindset to manage. Here are
some important security considerations for
safer mobile working.

Data not device
Essentially, when you use mobile devices for
business, you need to protect the data not
just the device. While phones and tablets
can be expensive, the data contained within
them can be much more valuable. Valuable
not just to you, but to competitors, thieves
or anyone for whom information is currency.
Consider mobile encryption with secure
passwords to protect that data. BlackBerry
comes with encryption options as standard.
Other mobile phones can be encrypted
relatively easily with third-party apps.
Remote wiping is the procedure of last

resort but can protect your data when
nothing else has. By using a secure system
link, a remote device such as a mobile phone
can be wiped clean و