Mobile device management (MDM) is not beyond the realms of possibility. Security is high on the hierachy of mobility needs. If you are thinking of deploying MDM, do so. Start with the basic essentials and then add features. These 8 configurations will cover 90% of your mobility security needs.

1. 8 basic configurations for early MDM adoption
Password/PIN
• Required – 4 digit pin
• Number of repeated sign-in
failures to allow before the
device is wiped/ reset.
Enterprise Integration & access
• Seamlessly plug in to existing IT
infrastructure including Microsoft
Exchange, PKI, NAC, VPN, Wi-Fi
• Configure AD policy settings to
access enterprise resources
Document security and control
• Content management- User’s
security access allows information
access.
• Manages access to Microsoft
Exchange & SharePoint.
User AD credentials replicated
to device
• Integrate with LDAP in real-time
to perform user authentication
and to manage group policies
Remote & Enterprise Wipe
• Functionality required to protect the
organisation from Data loss
Secure Email
• Secure email delivered.
• Create and deploy email settings to
devices. This means that users can
access corporate email on their
devices without any required setup
on their part.
Access in Internal app store
• Ability to deploy digital certificates
to individual applications
• On-line and off line access
Encryption & Authentication
• Provides strong authentication with
certificates Authenticate enrolment
with a one-time password which
are users AD credentials.