17th of April 2025
Mobile devices started being part of many companies’ daily life more than a decade ago. Yet, many organizations still overlook the risks associated with professional data being transferred from one device to another. In fact, some mobile users continue to adopt unsafe digital habits that put corporate data at risk. Below is a non-exhaustive list of these risky behaviors, followed by best practices to help avoid them:
1. Not setting up a password to secure its mobile device
Still too many companies pay no attention to the passwords used by employees on their work-related devices. However, it’s important to implement a strict password policy, since business data is stored on these devices. With the development of BYOD, enterprises must also be careful about personal devices used to access company apps. With a Mobile Device Management, IT admins can impose a password to unlock a work device, but they can also create a work profile on a personal device and secure it with a strong password policy.
2. Accidentally installing malicious applications
Smartphones users have access to millions of applications through their devices applications market. Nonetheless, among all of these applications, an important number are dangerous and programmed to steal private data. As reported by Bitdefender in 2025, hundreds of malicious apps on the Play Store bypassed Android 13 security.
By investing in an Android Mobile Device Management solution, you’ll be sure to have the software you need to manage your mobile applications. TinyMDM enables you to manage both public applications (visible on the Play Store) and private applications developed in-house.
3. Not restraining information access
Companies are now paying more and more attention to external data stealing, coming from a competitor for example, but they usually don’t think that attacks could come from inside. And yet for instance, some past employees may still have access to professional documents or accounts on their personal smartphone. According to the Global Data Risk report from Varonis, in 2018, 21% of all folders in a company are accessible to every employee. Without a mobile device management software, companies are not able to restrain the access to professional documents on mobile devices and delete business data for ex-employees.
4. Not blocking connectivity points
Many people still connect their professional devices to unsecured public Wi-Fi networks without any particular caution. Except for secured Wi-Fi networks, this behavior can result in the installation of malwares on the devices. Still regarding the connectivity points, connecting a device to a computer via a USB cable increases the chances of data theft.
With a MDM solution, manage your professionals Wi-Fi easily by configuring them on your admin console and by pushing them automatically on the devices.
All those bad practices can easily harm a company’s security and lead to data leakages. To avoid this, setting up a mobile device management system is essential. An MDM solution like TinyMDM enables businesses to solve applications management issues, connectivity access on mobile devices and grant more security regarding professional data.
Many bad practices are still affecting professional data security, particularly in SMEs. Nowadays, it is impossible for a company to know exactly which data is stored and/or shared on personal devices by its employees, for private policy reasons. However, an enterprise can set up secured professional dedicated devices and also restrain access to corporate information on private smartphones or tablets, by using a reliable MDM solution.