What does the consumerization of IT mean for digital security?
In our first three posts in this series, we looked at trusted digital identities, digital identity federation and identity federation personalization. In today’s world, these developments are crucial to ensuring the ongoing security and protection of confidential individual and enterprise data. But the consumerization of IT has made them even more critical.
What is the consumerization of IT?
The consumerization of IT is only made possible by the increasing accessibility of technology and IT devices.
Thirty years ago, IT was — in the main — something that was first bought and consumed at enterprise or organization level before moving to the private environment. Today, though, individual consumers are instigating the growth of new devices and technologies, driving so much demand that any successful advances inevitably spread into business environments.
Everything from personal devices to cloud services and webmail are involved as employees bring their personal technologies into their professional lives.
What are the main consequences?
The consumerization of IT has left many organizations floundering. They are often simply unable to keep up with the pace of change.
The problem is our individual expectations have changed, but organizations cannot meet these expectations. Internet connectivity, modern-day devices and cloud services have created a customer expectation that services are available 24/7 from any location. And while customer expectations have changed, so too has employee behavior: bring-your-own-device culture is now increasingly common in workplaces, creating potential weak spots in security systems across the organization.
For all kinds of businesses, from traditional high street banks to car service companies, these changes have been almost impossible to manage. That’s why KOBIL has developed its mPower platform, making communication, collaboration and 24/7 service easier — and more secure — than ever.
Services like mChat, mPay and mSign do not impose geographical or time zone restrictions. They can be accessed and used anywhere in the world, at any time, making business messaging, digital payments and digital signatures available with the speed and ease your customer expects.
Each service is fully compliant with industry regulations and is built with trusted digital identities as a core focus.
To find out more about KOBIL solutions and how it could secure and grow your business, visit www.kobil.com.
Read our previous posts
· Trusted digital identity: what is it and why is it important in the new digital era?
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