Benefits of Mobile SSO - At a glance
With the introduction of mobile devices, work and life in general has become simpler and yet complex.
The efficiency and convenience that mobile phones and tablets have brought to work processes makes it hard to imagine how life functioned before their introduction. Sometimes, making it impossible to believe that businesses flourished and large organizations operated without as much as a single Smartphone in use.
Yet, as is always the case, with every set of pros comes a list of cons and so also do the negatives of using mobile devices; the biggest negative of course being that of security. Particularly when used for official purposes, mobiles can be prone to high levels of security issues that could be caused when the device is lost, stolen misplaced, misused or due to penetration of Wi-Fi networks and/or quick turnover of the devices.
In large set ups there are over a thousand mobile devices being used within the organizations, and the network is being accessed through both tablets and Smart phones of the employees across all levels thereby increasing security risk by a great deal. In smaller organizations too, there are multiple mobile devices being used to access information at any given time.
It is thus becoming increasingly important for companies to opt for IT solutions that will help reduce the risk associated with accessing information through mobile devices within the organizations.
One such solution often implemented in companies is that of single sign on or mobile SSO.
What exactly is mobile SSO?
It stands for mobile single sign on and is exactly that. It is a solution implemented to safeguard a company’s information that is at risk due to employees accessing websites through their mobile devices. With a single ID and password that is given to the employees to use through all their devices to access information, the security risk is reduced. A professional IT services company can help implement a solution whereby with a single sign on, all of the company’s websites can be accessed with the same password after authentication and approval.
Benefits of Mobile SSO:
Brings Clarity - Mobile SSO helps to bring clarity in the management of information. The profile management component is duplicated on the mobile devices and thus there is clarity on who can access what information and on any changes in the application access, user profiles or in authentication and authorization levels.
Makes Accessing Information Simple - As the term suggests, it integrates systems and thus accessing information becomes simpler. As opposed to having multiple ID’s and passwords to access different websites from different devices, this solution helps to have one simple ID and password that can be used from all devices, mobile and otherwise.
Increases Security - The system also helps to safeguard sensitive information that is accessed by mobile device users by providing a secured single sign on. The system helps to know who is authorized to access what information and access can thus be restricted and controlled.
Besides these key benefits SSO also helps to bring about overall integration and thus convenience in identity and access management.