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Free HOB eBook Provides Security Solutions for the Mobile Workforce
[November 12, 2014]

Free HOB eBook Provides Security Solutions for the Mobile Workforce


HAWTHORNE, N.Y --(Business Wire)--

To succeed in today's competitive business environment, companies around the world are implementing mobile workforce and BYOD policies. Thus, they enable employees to work safely and remotely from any location with an internet connection. By having the ability to work anywhere and anytime, distributed workforces have the potential to contribute significantly to the bottom line of businesses. However, this growing trend also poses a variety of security threats.

With a new eBook, HOB, the market leader in pure software-based remote access solutions, arms companies and their IT teams with the knowledge they need to strike a balance between flexibility and productivity while implementing secure remote access solutions.

The eBook, now available for free download on the HOB website, is titled "The Challenge - Secure Access Using Mobile Devices in Business". It describes the opportunities and risks associated with productivity-driving policies, and offers insight on how to overcome the challenges inherent to the mobile workforce.

HOB addresses the following topics in detail in the eBook:

The Challenges of Providing Mobile Access to Corporate Data

It is estimated that by 2015, there will be 1.3 billion mobile workers worldwide. With this number expected to increase, it is essential to address the processes by which corporate data is transferred in and out of company infrastructures and consider how these processes will be affecte if employees use their own mobile devices.



The Consumerization of IT: Opportunities and Risks

Data shows that employees prefer to use personal devices for business purposes due to ease of use and convenience. However, with 40 percent of the world using smartphones and 64 percent of mobile workers using tablets, it's not surprising that 35 percent of all mobile device users report having lost their devices. Loss of personal mobile devices poses a serious security threat in the event a device containing sensitive corporate information falls into the wrong hands.


Mobile Security Solutions for BYOD Policies

Businesses need solutions that provide 24/7 availability and no restrictions in functionality or performance. HOBLink Mobile is a mobile solution that can help employees and companies reap the benefits of BYOD policies without compromising security.

HOBLink Mobile, available for iOS and Android, is a mobile app that provides secure remote access to enterprise resources in the corporate network. It allows employees to access applications such as email, calendars and contacts. The app is the ideal solution for ensuring secure BYOD policies. With HOBLink Mobile, corporate data can be accessed from the app but is never downloaded to the user's device because it remains stored on the company server. IT administrators can rest assured that sensitive business data will remain inaccessible to unauthorized users even if a device is lost or stolen.

"To succeed in today's business environment, companies must be agile and provide their employees with flexible and reliable mechanisms for secure remote access that satisfy the desire for convenience and the IT administrators' mandate for security," said Klaus Brandstaetter, HOB CEO. "HOBLink Mobile does exactly that."

To learn more about the security of mobile devices used for business, download the free eBook from the HOB website.

About HOB, Inc.

HOB, Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary of HOB GmbH & Co. KG. It was founded in New Jersey in April 2000 and is currently headquartered in Hawthorne, NY. HOB GmbH & Co. KG is a German medium-sized company, developing innovative and multiply rewarded software solutions that are marketed worldwide. The core competencies of the successful company HOB, founded in 1964, comprise server-based computing, secure remote access, VoIP and virtualization. HOB products are deployed in small, mid-sized and large enterprises. Further, some HOB products are certified according to Common Criteria. HOB remote access solutions received the quality mark from TeleTrust "IT Security Made in Germany."


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