Mobile workforce solutions, a review of the topic
Using cloud based technology, mobile workforce solutions enable IT departments to download the latest security patches and antivirus software to network endpoints as they connect to the network and to shut down and prevent any noncompliant endpoints from accessing the network in the first place. Physically limited LAN based IT networks are rapidly becoming obsolete now that workers are increasingly operating from the field. Mobile workforce solutions utilizes patch management software to automatically distribute and download security patches to endpoints to keep hackers out of the network. Personal firewall services ensure that individual endpoint firewalls remain functional, and if they are not, mobile workforce solutions prevent the noncompliant unit from accessing the network until the problem is fixed. Visibility services enable IT departments to monitor mobile workforce endpoint activity to confirm that remote workers are not downloading applications and games that could introduce viruses and spyware into the network.