Enterprise security

This article is about mobile device management features built in Resco platform. For information about third-party MDM solutions, see Mobile device management.

As important as it is to get the data about your customers, is to keep them secure once you have them. Especially on a mobile device. With Resco Enterprise Security pack, you don’t need to worry anymore. Now you are able to apply enterprise security measures and restrictions, set rules and user rights, select which data can be downloaded to the application, or even wipe-out the data from the application. You can do it all remotely, fortified with push technology. It does not matter anymore what mobile platform your employees use, you can take control of all your mobile device’s security rules through one simple mobile device management (MDM) console.

The functions described in this article are available in Woodford under Device control.

Mobile Device Management tools

Index

You can index all your mobile devices in one structured list. This feature will give you a quick access to all the necessary information about all the mobile devices used to access CRM data in your company.

Groups

Divide the mobile devices into groups and apply different security rules. You can create unlimited number of groups and assign them various security policies. The group can consist of many devices or contain just a single device. It is up to you and your needs.

Model, OS and ID.

View details about a mobile device like the model, running OS, and device ID.

App version and user.

Woodford allows you to also see the currently installed version of the Mobile CRM app and user of the mobile device. This is helpful to keep your staff updated. You can just view which version of the app is your mobile user currently using and force the update.

Synchronization log.

See when your employees lastly synchronized the app. Keep track of the synchronizations and if it is necessary, force the synchronization remotely.

Push actions

Lock

If a device is stolen or there are concerns about the security of offline data, the administrator is able to lock the application remotely on a single device, or a whole group of devices, in just one click and block the user from opening the application.

Wipe out

In the worst-case scenario you can completely wipe out the data from the application. All is done remotely just by one click and regardless the synchronization. This means that you delete the data remotely from the mobile device and nobody will be longer available to see them.

Force full sync

By just one click, you can force the application to perform a full synchronization of the data during the next synchronization of the app.

Mobile Application Management tools

Create security policies

Session Timeout

By enabling this option, you set the rule that the application locks automatically after X minutes of inactivity. After the lock, login is required to resume work with the application. Assuming that the device is lost, with this feature enabled there is very little possibility left for the unauthorized person to access the data using the mobile application.

AppLock

In a case of need you can remotely locks the application. The user will not be able to work with the application until the access is enabled again by the admin.

AppWipe

Wipe out the data from the application remotely.

Check security policy on login

If there is a policy set for the user or for the group of users, the application will verify it directly before the login. This makes sure the security policies apply on every launch of the application.

Force server connection

The mobile device must connect to the server every (x) hours otherwise the login is refused. This way, you can force mobile users to use application and synchronize offline data regularly.

Force wipe

If the app does not connect to the server in (x) hours, all the local data will be wiped out. You can set the interval you consider most fitting to your data security policy. This means that even if the device is left somewhere unattended, the unauthorized user will not be able to access the data after a configured period because it will already be gone. Simple, smart, and safe.

Business hours

You can allow users to access the application only within the configured business hours. For example, if you set the working hours to be 10 am-5 pm, the user will not be able to work with the application at any other time, prior to or after these hours. You can set this rule for one user or a group of users, and you can do it all remotely, even without notifying the users.

Password validation

Locks the app or wipes out the data after a number of incorrect password entry attempts. This is a great feature to prevent dictionary-based or brute-force attacks. If somebody tries to log in to your mobile CRM application and you have this option enabled, they will lock the application directly after the configured number of incorrect logins.

Migration

If you are migrating your backend from an on-premises database to the cloud, this function allows your mobile users to switch seamlessly from the old URL to the new one. Mobile users don't have to perform any extra action and the change does not require full sync. Limitations apply; contact Resco support.

All the enterprise security features can be combined to create an ideal security policy to protect your data from misuse.