Security of Mobile Business Devices: Balancing BYOD Hype with Data Breach Risks

It's easy to forget that the phone you stick in your pocket is a computer, and yet, the security of your company's network could be compromised by that very device.

As mobile devices like smartphones and tablets become both more popular and more important to business operations, including in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ERP realms, the people in charge of security worry that corporate data is at risk. A survey conducted by the Executive Council and Galvin Consulting that nearly 90% of chief information security officers are concerned about the data transmitted via mobile devices.

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