Mobile Security Begins With MDM

February 2013 Integrated Solutions For Retailers

By Matt Pillar, editor in chief

A mobile security expert calls for retailers to take a formal approach to mobile device and application security.

As stores roll out mobile devices to associates at an increasingly feverish rate, retailers will certainly be challenged to manage and secure the devices, their applications, and the data they allow access to. POS and clienteling applications, in particular, at once hold great promise and great risk for retailers. We discussed the challenge with AirWatch chairman Alan Dabbiere.