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• Understanding how long iPhones can last in the enterprise

  Organizations may want to use the devices they invest in for as long as possible, but how long does Apple support iPhones? Explore the factors that affect the lifespan of iPhones.  Continue Reading

• How organizations should handle mobile device lifecycles

  Understanding the mobile device lifecycle can help IT manage endpoints from purchase to retirement, with different tools and processes supporting devices at different stages.  Continue Reading

• How does Android 13 work profile improve IT management

  When users bring personal Android devices to the workplace, IT should consider using work profiles on these devices. Learn about the latest work profile features on Android 13.  Continue Reading

• Finding the best cellphone plans for small businesses

  A business mobile plan is common in the enterprise, but the picture isn't as clear for SMBs. If an SMB opts to purchase a phone plan, there are many options to choose from.  Continue Reading

• 5 MDM features and platforms for small businesses

  When SMBs deploy mobile devices, they need to find a viable MDM that can meet their needs. Read about 5 key features to look for in an MDM and some strong choices for vendors.  Continue Reading

• How small businesses can pick the right mobile devices

  To cash-strapped SMBs, deploying mobile devices may seem excessive. However, mobile devices are valuable tools to increase communication and productivity for business users.  Continue Reading

• Preventing attacks on mobile applications in the enterprise

  As mobile devices gain popularity as enterprise devices, mobile apps become a greater target for hackers. Understand the risks that come with mobile apps and how to mitigate them.  Continue Reading

• Top mobile apps for SMBs

  While there are many options for mobile applications that can help enterprise organizations accomplish business goals, some options are better suited for SMBs.  Continue Reading

• Understanding QR code security issues for enterprise devices

  QR codes have many uses for organizations and their employees, but cybercriminals can take advantage of them, too. IT should keep these risks in mind and learn how to avoid them.  Continue Reading

• How mobile firewalls protect against unique threat vectors

  Firewalls are an essential part of network security. As more employees use mobile devices for work, mobile firewalls are an increasingly vital security tool for enterprises.  Continue Reading

• How to perform a full remote wipe on an Android device

  When a device is lost or no longer needed for work purposes, a remote wipe can keep corporate data secure. This is a vital safeguard for mobile Android devices in the workplace.  Continue Reading

• How to perform a full remote wipe on an iPhone

  A remote wipe is a vital security tool as mobile devices become more common in the workplace. In organizations allowing work data on iPhones, IT should know the iOS wipe options.  Continue Reading

• How to create a mobile app for a small business

  Regularly updated mobile applications are becoming essential for small businesses. The first step for SMBs is knowing all the options for building and maintaining mobile apps.  Continue Reading

• How to perform a remote wipe of Office 365 on a smartphone

  Employees like having email and other Office 365 applications on their smartphones. There are security risks that come with mobile devices accessing corporate data, however.  Continue Reading

• The role of mobile email management in the enterprise

  Mobile email management is a key facet of overall mobility management and, when properly deployed, will streamline functions and create a more secure environment.  Continue Reading

• How to add an Apple TV to Apple Business Manager

  Apple Business Manager can provide some basic management functions for Apple TVs, and organizations need to make sure they configure the device properly.  Continue Reading

• Finding the right Apple TV management software

  When organizations deploy Apple TV for digital signage or displaying business data, the IT department can't overlook the management of these devices.  Continue Reading

• How and when to set up Apple TV with a business account

  While organizations can use a business Apple ID account, there are other options -- a personal Apple ID or even no Apple ID may suffice.  Continue Reading

• What role can Apple TV serve within a business?

  Apple TV can do a lot more than just stream movies to your TV. Learn how this set-top device can handle numerous multimedia tasks in a business setting.  Continue Reading

• How to evaluate mobile application management software

  Finding the right mobile application management tool is about its features and what the organization needs to efficiently use them.  Continue Reading

• What can organizations do to address BYOD privacy concerns?

  BYOD conveniently puts work and personal data on one device, but this creates privacy concerns. Organizations should take steps to ensure both employee privacy and device security.  Continue Reading

• Understanding BYOD policy enforcement and creation

  A well-defined BYOD policy is critical for any organization that allows consumer devices on the network. Communicating and enforcing the BYOD policy can prevent many problems.  Continue Reading

• A guide to enrolling Apple devices in Jamf

  Organizations should consider management platforms from specialized vendors, such as Jamf, for specific OSes including Apple iOS. Learn how to enroll Apple devices into Jamf here.  Continue Reading

• How text message phishing can affect the enterprise

  Text phishing, or smishing, is an increasing occurrence across enterprises. However, IT can neutralize this threat with the right policies and practices.  Continue Reading

• Protecting mobile devices from text-based phishing

  Phishing emails often get IT teams' attention, but text-based phishing is a growing threat. Organizations must understand the risks of mobile phishing and how to prevent it.  Continue Reading

• 3 BYOD security risks and how to prevent them

  A BYOD model offers convenience and flexibility, but it also creates security concerns. Here are the key mobile BYOD security risks that IT should consider and how to manage them.  Continue Reading

• Integrating Android Enterprise with Intune device management

  Organizations that deploy Android devices should look to Android Enterprise APIs to provide control of managed devices, but they require integration with a management platform.  Continue Reading

• Mobile application management tools balance service and cost

  Finding the right mobile application management tool can be challenging. Discover whether it's best to choose a standalone MAM tool over an integrated EMM suite.  Continue Reading

• How Intune fits into the Microsoft Endpoint Manager console

  The Microsoft Endpoint Manager platform provides organizations with a centralized console for numerous Microsoft services, and IT admins should learn how Intune fits into this.  Continue Reading

• Evaluating Apple Configurator and its alternatives

  IT's first step to deploy mobile devices is to configure them, so organizations will have to decide if Apple Configurator is enough or if they'll need more advanced features.  Continue Reading

• How to enroll iOS devices with Apple User Enrollment

  A recently added Apple feature, iPadOS and iOS User Enrollment, helps organizations manage devices with personal data without sacrificing end users' privacy.  Continue Reading

• How to deploy a mobile threat defense app in 3 scenarios

  The mobile threat defense integration and application deployment process differ depending on whether an organization uses MDM, MAM or neither.  Continue Reading

• Determining the best mobile threat defense options

  Desktop security products often cannot cover mobile devices enough. Mobile threat defense can come into the picture and supplement an organization's mobile security.  Continue Reading

• Top 4 mobile security threats and challenges for businesses

  Mobile devices are a target for hackers, with multiple ways to steal data. These threats -- from network spoofing to phishing texts -- endanger companies as much as individuals.  Continue Reading

• How to deploy configuration profiles on iOS 14 and later

  While mobile IT admins can deploy iOS configuration profiles manually or ask users to handle that task, they should learn how to handle mass profile deployments as well.  Continue Reading

• The best Windows tablets for business in 2021

  There are plenty of viable Windows tablets for business tasks, but each tablet has unique features and components that purchase decision-makers will have to evaluate.  Continue Reading

• Compare Android Enterprise vs. Android Device Administrator

  In most cases, Android Enterprise will serve for organizations' Android management needs, but IT admins should understand how Android Device Admin fits into the picture.  Continue Reading

• Evaluating the iPhone 12 as a business phone

  Organizations that rely on mobile devices have likely considered the iPhone as a business phone for its users, so they should evaluate the latest enhancements with the iPhone 12.  Continue Reading

• Improve mobile hotspot security in 5 steps

  Users may not hesitate to connect to a mobile hotspot, but that doesn't mean IT should always allow it. Learn the threats these hotspots pose and how to handle them.  Continue Reading

• Manage mobile operating system updates with Intune

  Mobile administrators should enforce certain platform version minimums through mobile OS update policies for their devices, and Intune has a broad feature set to support this task.  Continue Reading

• Learn 5 Microsoft Intune security features for mobile admins

  Intune admins must be familiar with all the most essential security features that the platform offers. Learn about features such as conditional access and MTD integrations below.  Continue Reading

• Mobile device convergence brings security challenges

  The trend of mobile device convergence, adding more functionality to smaller hybrid devices, is growing in intensity with the COVID-19 pandemic, and IT must be prepared for it.  Continue Reading

• New iOS 14 features that mobile admins should be excited for

  With the impending release of iOS 14, mobile admins should learn the advancements that iOS 14 can offer and how the features can make a major difference in the enterprise.  Continue Reading

• 4 types of mobile security models and how they work

  Learn about the different mobile security models that organizations can choose from and how vendors combine cloud-based threat defense with on-device security.  Continue Reading

• Top iOS 13 mobile device management features for IT

  The new iOS 13 mobile device management features Apple introduced help IT with device enrollment and other tasks, but IT must determine how these features fit into its plans.  Continue Reading

• How event-driven architecture benefits mobile UX

  Event-driven architecture is an approach to programming that enterprise IT professionals should understand. This approach benefits both IT and mobile users.  Continue Reading

• Determine 5G enterprise use cases, cost before deployment

  There's a lot of hype surrounding 5G. Before getting too excited, it's important to determine the enterprise use cases, costs and what organizations must do to take advantage of 5G.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate the foldable mobile phone market for the enterprise

  As more foldable mobile devices come to market, IT pros should familiarize themselves with the available models and evaluate if they're a worthwhile investment.  Continue Reading

• Create a mobile BYOD policy for the coronavirus pandemic

  The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing organizations to support remote work whenever possible. Organization can follow a few key steps to enable productive remote work on mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the features of Android enterprise device management

  Don't get overwhelmed when managing Android devices in the enterprise. Check out this cheat sheet to understand and use features that make device management a breeze.  Continue Reading

• 7 enterprise policies that enhance mobile user experience

  Mobile admins must prioritize the mobile user experience they provide on their mobile fleet by deploying policies such as IT approving app permissions and single sign-on.  Continue Reading

• 5 strategic steps to blunt mobile device security threats

  Companies need to evaluate their own needs and implement a viable mobile security strategy that's part of an overall corporate security plan. Their future may depend on it.  Continue Reading

• How to configure Outlook on mobile devices with Intune

  Intune admins must know how to enable mobile users' needs, including having quick access to Outlook. Learn the five steps that IT must take to configure Outlook on mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• Standardize mobile UI with Microsoft Launcher for Android

  The Microsoft Launcher for Android functionality in Intune allows IT to provide a single UI for its Android devices. IT can configure it with JSON or Configuration Designer data.  Continue Reading

• Consider device attestation over MDM for specific use cases

  As organizations consider running BYOD-style deployments, how to ensure devices are secure becomes a concern. Device attestation can provide IT assurance that devices are secure without management.  Continue Reading

• What Android security threats should IT know about?

  Mobile admins must understand the nature of the most recent Android security threats so they can protect users, but it's crucial to know where these verified threats are listed.  Continue Reading

• Surface Duo brings a Windows Surface-Android partnership

  The new Windows Surface Duo device promises a marriage of Google Android and Microsoft hardware, and organizations should learn how the device could help their mobile users.  Continue Reading

• Explore Android OS alternatives for enterprise use

  While enterprise adoption for Android OS alternatives, IT professionals should learn about the options available so they can weigh the different features and apps available.  Continue Reading

• 8 MobileIron features that EMM admins should know

  IT professionals should make the most of their EMM platform by learning the potentially overlooked features. MobileIron admins should learn about the following eight features.  Continue Reading

• 4 factors that should shape a BYOD mobile policy

  BYOD policies aren't the same as corporate-owned device policies, so organizations must factor in regulatory concerns and mobile app management before they create the policy.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise wearables bring benefits, management challenges

  Enterprise mobility isn't just about smartphones and tablets. Wearable device adoption is growing, so IT should be ready to support this dynamic category of mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• How to install root CA certificates on iPhones and iPads

  Apple iPads and iPhones can connect securely to enterprise networks, but IT admins need to install root certificates or CA certificates to the devices first.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate Intune alternatives for mobility management

  Intune stands out in the EMM market in part due to its incumbency as a PC management platform. IT must evaluate Intune compared to other EMM and UEM platforms' mobility controls.  Continue Reading

• Deploy kiosk devices with the Managed Home Screen Android app

  The Managed Home Screen app allows Microsoft Intune admins to deploy multi-app kiosk devices. IT should learn the two best Managed Home Screen Android management options.  Continue Reading

• Develop a strong smartphone policy for the enterprise

  Organizations with managed mobile users need to develop a smartphone policy, on everything from data use to app installation, to ensure security and smooth business processes.  Continue Reading

• Google OEM config program enables quick updates to EMM

  Google's OEM Config program incentivizes Android smartphone OEMs to help EMM vendors quickly support device-specific management features by uploading APIs to the Google Play Store.  Continue Reading

• How to manage Office 365 mobile apps for business

  Microsoft Office 365 applications allow users to send emails and edit numerous types of documents, but the mobile apps present a number of adoption issues that IT should learn about.  Continue Reading

• Navigate Android encryption software from OEMs, EMM vendors

  IT professionals can go beyond Android OS encryption to secure their mobile endpoints. OEMs such as Samsung and EMM vendors offer additional protections for Android smartphones.  Continue Reading

• Intune mobile device management features for Android 10, iOS 13

  The Intune mobile device management features that IT can deploy differ based on which mobile OS users run. The latest versions of iOS and Android add to the list of differences.  Continue Reading

• Dangers of biometric authentication for mobile devices

  Biometric authentication for mobile devices is touted for simplicity and security, but IT should be wary of particular biometric vulnerabilities and user privacy concerns.  Continue Reading

• Mobile biometric authentication: The advantages and disadvantages

  Mobile IT professionals must learn about the pros and cons of mobile biometric authentication before they implement fingerprint or face scan authentication factors.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise mobile compliance is critical but often neglected

  Most organizations have compliance policies for PCs and laptops, but oftentimes they neglect or don't pay enough attention to compliance on mobile devices.  Continue Reading

• Key iOS enterprise security vulnerabilities IT should know

  Mobile admins must approach Android and iOS security differently, because the two OSes face different threats. Learn how IT can mitigate iOS enterprise security concerns.  Continue Reading

• Best mobile device security policy for loss or theft

  When a user loses a mobile device, an organization's data may be at risk. IT should deploy specific security policies such as remote device wipes to protect its organization's data.  Continue Reading

• Intro to iPhone encryption features for Apple admins

  Encryption for iOS devices comes baked into the device itself, but iOS devices also have some significant enterprise-level protections that IT must enable and deploy policies for.  Continue Reading

• How the Intune App Wrapping Tool works for Android

  Mobile application wrapping is an effective way to deploy policies that can't normally interact with an app. Learn how IT can use Intune's wrapping tool on Android apps.  Continue Reading

• Apple and Google simplify BYOD management with new OSes

  IT must weigh user privacy and endpoint security when it shapes its BYOD policies. Luckily, new features in iOS 13 and Android Q make this balance easier for IT to strike.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of smartphone sensor data analysis

  With the help of smartphone sensor data, IT can learn about its users' behaviors and improve operations and workflows, but collecting this data has some notable risks as well.  Continue Reading

• Go beyond UEM security to prevent mobile attacks

  UEM tools provide a baseline of mobile security functions, but to prevent mobile attacks, IT should add a mobile threat defense tool to its security repertoire.  Continue Reading

• How to use Intune app protection without MDM enrollment

  Intune app protection allows IT admins to control devices without enrolling them in an MDM or UEM platform. Here's what IT pros can do with the feature.  Continue Reading

• Smishing targets mobile users and IT must prepare to fight it

  Phishing attacks via SMS target are harder for IT to defend against than email phishing, but with the proper SMS-specific training and testing IT can improve its phishing security.  Continue Reading

• Navigate Intune app deployment for mobile devices

  With the right Intune app deployment methods, IT can manage its Android and iOS users' apps, but the practices are different depending on the OS and the type of mobile apps.  Continue Reading

• How mobile threat defense tools can help mobile admins

  Mobile threat defense tools can significantly improve an organization's mobile security. Learn how these tools are different, what they can do and the market's leading vendors.  Continue Reading

• Smartphone lifecycle plans are crucial in today's workplace

  When IT creates a smartphone lifecycle policy, it must factor in its available resources and its users' needs. Learn why these policies are necessary and how IT should design them.  Continue Reading

• Transition to Android Enterprise management before Android Q

  With the upcoming deprecation of Device Admin APIs, IT should look at the possibility of migration to Android Enterprise, Google's endorsed API program, for device management.  Continue Reading

• How AI chatbots for enterprise use can help mobile admins

  Mobile chatbots that include AI technologies can help organizations simplify user and IT workflows. Learn exactly how these chatbots can fit within a mobility management strategy.  Continue Reading

• Android or iOS for business users: Pros and cons for each OS

  When IT considers Android or iOS for business use, it should factor in the customization and variety that Android allows, compared to the consistency that iOS offers.  Continue Reading

• Considerations for choosing enterprise mobility tools

  Mobile device management may be long gone, but IT pros still have many options to enroll, secure and manage their organization's fleet of mobile devices. Discover what the options are.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of mobile passwordless authentication

  With an authentication method for mobile devices that goes beyond password and username credentials, IT can prevent social engineering attacks, while maintaining device usability.  Continue Reading

• 5 tips for iOS and Android kiosk device management

  IT pros can deploy configurations for kiosk devices with mobile management tools, such as Microsoft Intune. Consider these tips to ensure kiosk devices function as intended.  Continue Reading

• Benefits of direct autonomous authentication for mobile

  Direct autonomous authentication, a new mobile technology, authenticates users with mobile carrier technology faster than typical two-factor authentication methods.  Continue Reading

• Use Android Enterprise to lock down mobile devices

  IT can integrate Android controls with EMM tools via APIs from Google's Android Enterprise program. These EMM capabilities can help IT manage updates and secure devices.  Continue Reading

• Key Android Enterprise security controls for mobile admins

  Mobile device admins should take advantage of Android Enterprise's security configurations to prevent threats such as data leakage and hackers bypassing authentication.  Continue Reading

• Learn Microsoft Intune's Android device management options

  IT can use Microsoft Intune management for several Android device scenarios. Intune admins must learn how to enroll each device type and Intune's limits.  Continue Reading

• Pros, cons of cloud-based IAM from Google, IBM, Amazon

  Amazon, Google and IBM all provide IAM tools with a cloud subscription. But before IT commits, it's important to evaluate the pros and cons of these free services.  Continue Reading

• Know when to allow mobile device backup

  Mobile devices enrolled in MDM platforms should only be backed up in certain situations. Here's a rundown of what IT should allow in COPE, BYOD and COBO scenarios.  Continue Reading

• Why Linux on Samsung DeX creates challenges for IT

  Using DeX, users can create a Linux desktop with their Samsung smartphones. But IT should be aware of the challenges with its deployment and management.  Continue Reading

• Mobile application developer skills to know for an interview

  One of the best ways to succeed in your mobile app dev career is to master the art of the interview. Review need-to-know technical skills and how to communicate them effectively.  Continue Reading

• How mobile threat defense can complement EMM

  MTD adoption isn't widespread yet, but IT admins would do well to stay ahead of the game. Here's how MTD can work in conjunction with EMM to secure devices.  Continue Reading

• What are the benefits of QR code enrollment?

  IT can enroll devices into MDM using a QR code, which is a more attainable option as support expands. Discover the benefits of this process, including improved workflow and ease of use.  Continue Reading