Security News > 2021 > April > Zero Trust: The Mobile Dimension
Gartner predicted in 2018 that at least "80 percent of worker tasks" would shift to mobile devices by 2020.
The mobile device that an employee uses to access their corporate data in platforms such as Google Workspace or Office 365 might be used later to browse social media or download a new app for personal use.
This paradigm shift means legacy security strategies that rely on securing the four walls of the office are aging out, and security and mobility teams need to modernize their security strategy to include mobile zero trust if they want to keep up.
Mobile devices are the cornerstone of what makes remote work so practical.
Since traditional perimeter security is outdated, security teams must move their critical functions to the mobile endpoint and secure data from wherever it is accessed.
Zero trust strengthens and modernizes endpoint security by ensuring any device with access to corporate information is routinely evaluated for risk before being trusted.