In the wake of the pandemic and the rise of fully remote or hybrid office environments, more and more IT teams are wondering whether they should allow employees to use their own devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An obvious pro is employee satisfaction. It\u2019s easier to work with devices you\u2019re already familiar with and use on a daily basis. And with mobile application management (MAM) in place, IT admins can still control enterprise apps and data without impacting how the employee uses the device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But managing corporate-owned devices gives security teams more peace of mind. Mobile device management (MDM<\/a>) solutions enable them to onboard new employees from anywhere \u2014 without disrupting their workflow. In emergencies, they can even wipe a device\u2019s memory completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So which solution is better for your organization? In this post, we\u2019ll define MDM and MAM and explain their differences so you can make a confident decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MDM, or mobile device management, involves managing and securing a company\u2019s mobile devices on-premise or in the cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When a new employee joins the organization, IT staff sends them a new device that already has the correct permissions, network preferences, applications, and more. MDM approaches<\/a> can also force device updates, provide disk encryption<\/a>, and be used to enforce other security controls like multi-factor authentication (MFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n But no matter how many security precautions you take, there will always be cybersecurity threats. The best MDM software automatically generates reports, sends policy-violation alerts, and backs up files and data, among other MDM best practices<\/a>, so that IT can react to possible signs of a breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When IT suspects malicious activity, a device gets lost or stolen, or an employee leaves the company, they can use MDM to lock, shut down, and wipe a device, reducing the chances of data theft or manipulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMobile Device Management (MDM) Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n