Physical controls are the most common and widely deployed "first line of defense." However, they only protect against one major threat vector – the data is protected in the event a user’s device or log-on point goes missing, is stolen, or otherwise compromised. It does not help against any of the other myriad of threats poised to data being actively used by mobile insiders.

Behavioral controls are necessary to ensure data is protected against actions that unwittingly put it at risk when the user is actively working with it in the mobile world. You need controls over how external storage devices can be used with corporate data, whether you allow company data to be saved locally, protection against print screens at kiosks, and many other possible behaviors that put sensitive information at risk.

This next generation of security controls has evolved to the point where it is possible to deploy them effectively and quickly with little to no disruption of user productivity.

Parkerson is Group Product Marketing Manager for Data Protection, McAfee