(Clute Institute, 2015-02) Brand, Johanna Catherina; Kruger-Van Renen, Wandi; Rudman, Riaan; School of Accounting
Enterprise mobility is emerging as a fast-growing trend worldwide. Numerous risks originate from
using mobile devices for business-related tasks and most of these risks pose a significant security
threat to organisations’ information. Information Technology (IT) governance frameworks can
provide guidance in managing these risks at a strategic level, but these frameworks do not
effectively govern on a technical operational level. Implementation of these frameworks may also
be inefficient, as they are generic and do not necessarily cover all the risks relating to a specific
technology. This study provides organisations with guidance on how to govern these enterprise
mobility security risks in an effective manner at both a strategic and an operational level. Using
three IT governance frameworks, this study identified 12 practices that companies can employ to
mitigate significant mobility security risks.