A leading Logistics Company issued their drivers with a tablet containing company specific applications. However, the devices were unmanaged, and it was known that drivers were downloading their own applications to the tablet for personal use. Although the company did not have a problem with this kind of usage, they were extremely concerned of the potential legal, financial and reputational damage which could be done, should a driver cause an accident by using the tablet whilst driving.

The customer created a white list of applications which were suitable for use whilst the vehicle was in motion, e.g navigation tools. When the vehicle was moving at a greater speed than designated by the company, all other applications were blocked and unusable. As soon as the vehicle was at a standstill, all of the applications were instantly unlocked.

The increasingly rapid trend of employees using their personal devices for business, continues apace. A customer who has been managing their devices with Proget since 2015, recently decided to grant access to sensitive data, to their employee’s personal mobile devices. Whilst saving money, this decision created a significant security risk, as employees were sensitive about their private data and usage and were reluctant to allow management of their personal devices. The issue: How to provide access to corporate data without imposing excessive controls and at the same time maintaining the privacy of their employees.

Proget enabled the customer to containerize their business data on the personal device, creating a secure, encrypted space, within which configured business applications, along with the company's application store and all other necessary data were stored. The solution had no access to any personal data or applications, thus ensuring privacy for the employee.

Mobile devices according to a recent Verizon report, are the least secure part of a company's infrastructure. It is easy to overlook the small computer in your pocket, which can have the same or similar access rights to sensitive data, as the laptop sitting on your desk. The proliferation of differing mobile devices, operating systems and applications, present challenges which are difficult to keep pace with. Often the job of keeping track of and managing these devices becomes an additional responsibility for an already over-worked IT department. These challenges only multiply when employees insist on using their own personal devices.

The Proget platform is able to pair devices with a specific user, which allows personalized or group management of a fleet of mobile devices. Using a simple intuitive console, security policies can be quickly and easily implemented, bringing peace of mind to over-worked IT managers.