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Mobile Access Policies

What are Mobile Access Policies?
Mobile access policies are the “context aware” IT rules that define the process by which a mobile worker must connect to wired, wireless, public or private networks.

Why are they critical for enterprises managing a large mobile workforce?
Workforce mobility creates cost liabilities and data security threats to the enterprise. Many of these risks stem from when and how mobile workers get connected to public, private, wired and wireless networks outside the control of corporate IT.

In order to mitigate these risks, without impacting the ability of mobile workers to be productive on the go, organizations implement mobile access policies that minimize the cost of mobility, as well as ensuring that data security is not compromised by increasingly diversified modes of mobile access.

By effectively implementing mobile access policies, IT can achieve three otherwise conflicting objectives that determine the success of enabling mobility:

Providing mobile workers the greatest degree of flexibility to be productive anywhere.
Ensuring that corporate data is secure at all times
Controlling the total cost of mobility

Mobile access policies fall into three major categories; cost-optimization, data security and end-usage policies. There are approximately 40 core mobile access policies across these categories and hundreds of potential permutations of these core policies.

To learn more about the benefits of mobile policies enabled through Trellia’s MPM platform click here or use the table below to drill-into a specific mobile policy category:

Overview	Policies that address the need of organizations to minimize data communications fees by ensuring that mobile workers always use the least costly network available to them. Leaving end-users to select networks at their discretion can result in large, unbudgeted data expenses.
Who needs these policies?	Organizations supporting a mobile workforce equipped with 3G and the ability to connect to paid Wi-Fi or LAN networks while on the road.
Example	For example, a mobile worker with an unlimited 3G subscription should avoid connecting to, paying for and expensing hotel Wi-Fi when they are in an area covered by their 3G local provider. On the other hand, the same user should be paying for Wi-Fi when travelling internationally, in order to avoid much larger 3G international roaming fees. Trellia's MPM platform applies these and other Cost-Optimization policies to dynamically adjust network selection as mobile workers roam.
Click here to learn more >>	Learn more about the benefits of Mobile Cost-Optimization Policies

Overview	Policies that address the need for organizations to ensure that mobile workers connect to public and private networks without compromising corporate data security. Despite existing security infrastructure, without effective mobile security policies, corporate data still faces a host of public network related threats such as eavesdropping, evil-twin, man-in-the-middle attacks and network bridging.
Who needs these policies?	Organizations that need to protect their data from leaks or breaches in order to avoid regulatory compliance penalties or brand damage.
Example	For example, in an organization that requires its mobile workforce to use the corporate VPN over public Wi-Fi networks to avoid eavesdropping needs to ensure that this takes place. Relying on the end-user to remember and apply this policy leaves room for error or disregard, resulting in a false sense of security and poor return on the corporate VPN investment. Trellia's MPM platform enables IT to dynamically automate and enforce this and other network-specific security policies as mobile workers roam between various networks.
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Overview	Policies that address the need for organizations to extend enterprise control over data communications into the mobile environment in order to maintain corporate versus individual liable standards. These policies help organizations manage the degree to which corporate notebooks are used for personal versus business activity.
Who needs these policies?	Organizations that need to prevent malicious or inadvertent use of its assets in a way that results in financial, legal or brand liability.
Example	For example, a mobile worker is likely to use the company issued notebook for personal as well as business purposes. Preventing personal use or discriminating between “acceptable” personal use and unsanctioned or malicious use is very challenging once a mobile PC leaves the tightly controlled corporate environment. Trellia's MPM platform enables IT to extend its control beyond the corporate network to manage notebooks no matter where they are.
Click here to learn more >>	Learn more about the benefits of Mobile User Compliance Policies