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title: Top 10 things to know about mobile security
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# [Top 10 things to know about mobile security](https://blog.towerwall.com/top-10-mobile-security)

 Written by [Michelle Drolet](https://blog.towerwall.com/author/towerwall2020) | Jan 27, 2014 1:54:38 PM

# 10. Malware is on the rise

The threat of malware on mobile platforms is growing steadily as more and more cyber criminals target mobile devices in increasingly sophisticated ways.

# 9. Byod is a challenge

There are obvious benefits to the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend, but it also creates IT challenges and exposes your company to new threats.

# 8. Choose devices carefully

Not all devices and platforms are created equal – some are more secure than others.

# 7. Choose apps carefully

Don’t blindly trust that third-party apps meet your security standards and requirements. You are responsible for ensuring compliance, so do your homework.

# 6. Use encryption

Encryption should be mandatory for your data in transit. Consider encrypting in the cloud as well if you want to ensure there’s no exposure risk.

# 5. Require authentication

Without authentication in place a lost mobile device serves as the keys to your kingdom and anyone who finds it can gain entry to everything.

# 4. Control connectivity

Your file servers may be safe and secure behind a firewall, but it’s all for nothing if mobile devices share files on unsecure public Wi-Fi networks or via Bluetooth.

# 3. Maintain an audit trail

Ensure that every point of entry is identified and every action creates a trail which can be clearly followed. You must see the flow of data in order to protect it.

# 2. Test your defenses

You can spend millions on a mobile security system, but how do you know that it works if you never put it to the test? Get third-party experts without prior knowledge to try and break it.

# 1. Enforce MDM policy

You can have the best Mobile Device Management policy in the world, but if you don’t monitor, test and enforce it then it’s useless.

**By Michelle Drolet, founder and CEO, Towerwall**  
**Special to Business Excellence**  
 This article was recently published in [Business Excellence](http://www.bus-ex.com/article/top-10-things-know-about-mobile-security?page=0,9)

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