What is the role of UEM in security management?

Companies take steps to identify security risks and resolve them with a mechanism known as security management. Cybersecurity is evolving rapidly, and its importance will continue to grow in the future. Companies increasingly depend on SaaS-based solutions to protect corporate networks, manage endpoints and enforce a zero-trust framework within their business operations. Companies must build a robust endpoint management strategy since it protects the employees' devices and the applications and data they handle. Minimising security management complexities with UEM Companies know the importance of UEM during the pandemic. UEM helped companies manage their employees without worrying about leaking their confidential information. It also allowed employees to stay productive even when they were working remotely. UEM includes the combined capabilities of an MDM, MAM and EMM and helps companies resolve issues that can damage the company's systems and data. The importance of UEM for security management: 1. Maintains device security Companies must initially secure their devices by enabling passwords on them. Every company has its password policy. If the password requirements are complicated, the devices will be more secure. With a UEM, IT administrators can remotely implement the company's specific password policy to ensure it is on all the devices they manage. 2. Sets restrictions Companies can set restrictions on the device functionalities to ensure that employees cannot make any unauthorised changes to the device settings. 3. Executes custom scripts Scripts are commands that automate a series of mundane and repetitive tasks. The bulk deployment of scripts to devices can be tedious for IT administrators and can rely on a UEM solution to implement custom scripts on the devices. IT administrators can push the scripts remotely to a bulk number of devices. They can monitor the status of these scripts from the UEM portal. 4. Identifies jailbroken and rooted devices With a UEM solution, IT administrators can detect the presence of jailbroken and rooted devices and take all necessary measures to stop them from connecting to the corporate networks. 5. Restrict the installation of applications from unknown sources The company's devices can face multiple security threats if employees install applications from unknown sources. With a UEM, IT administrators can set restrictions on installing applications or create an application repository where employees can access the required applications. 6. Monitors data consumption With a UEM solution, IT administrators have the flexibility to monitor the data consumption of the device and each application. Depending on the inputs, IT administrators can decide the data restriction they must set for each application. They can also set different configurations, including data usage notification and network and data usage restrictions. 7. Remotely wipes data on lost or stolen devices Companies can secure the data on the lost or stolen devices by remotely wiping the data in those devices. IT administrators can initiate a corporate wipe or a full device wipe. A corporate wipe is better if employees use their personal devices for work purposes. A corporate wipe will only wipe the data in the work container, whereas a full wipe will wipe the entire device content. IT administrators can initiate the data wipe remotely from the UEM portal. Conclusion UEM helps companies manage and maintain endpoint security. It simplifies various administrative complexities that IT administrators generally face when managing devices, including the need to tackle multiple security risks and the employee's compliance with the company's policies.