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Remote Wipe or Virtual Desktop?

Erase it later, or never let it land? Choose remote wipe or a virtual desktop for each BYOD need. Land five in a row.

⚑ Complete this interactive to capture a CTF flag worth 5 points.

About this interactive

Bring your own device has a security problem: company data ends up on a laptop or phone the company does not own. If the employee is fired, or the phone is lost, that data goes with it. The lesson names two technologies that make BYOD more acceptable. Remote wipe through mobile device management: the device is enrolled in MDM, and the user agrees that company data on it can be erased. If it is lost, stolen or its owner leaves, the company wipes it when it next connects. A selective wipe removes only the company's data. This fits when the data has to be on the device, for example to work with no connection. A virtual desktop: the user logs in to a virtual machine on company servers and does everything there. The data never leaves the company, and nothing has to be installed to manage the personal device. It needs a connection. To sort a card, ask whether the company data has to live on the device.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+
4.1 Given a scenario, apply common security techniques to computing resources.
2.5 Explain the purpose of mitigation techniques used to secure the enterprise.

Key terms

Bring Your Own Device
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device is a policy that permits employees to use personal devices to access corporate systems and data, introducing security challenges around data segregation, device management, and policy enforcement.
Remote Wipe
A security feature that allows an administrator to remotely erase all data on a lost or stolen mobile device to prevent unauthorized access.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VDI
A virtualization technology in which desktop operating systems run as virtual machines on centralized servers and are delivered to end-user devices over a network. VDI simplifies desktop management, improves security, and allows users to access their desktop environment from any device.
Mobile Device Management
MDM
Mobile Device Management is a software solution that enables organizations to remotely enroll, configure, monitor, and enforce security policies on employee mobile devices, including the ability to wipe lost or compromised devices.

Topics

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