More security is needed for mobile devices that are used to access sensitive fleet software systems according to Chevin.
Personal tablets, smartphones and computers are increasingly being used to access and record data, and security measures are often poor, the fleet management software company says.
Chevin suggests measures such as Apple’s touch ID fingerprint recognition system is needed to protect data.
“Before the emergence of mobile devices, corporate IT security tended to be a key concern and the means to access and record data were very closely controlled. Today, we have quite quickly moved into a quite different situation. Mobile devices that are often simply not very secure are now often used by drivers and fleet managers to access fleet systems of all kinds through apps or the internet,” said Ashley Sowerby, Chevin MD.
“Many laptops, phones and tablets are not even protected by the user with a simple four digit passcode and, even where these are in place, they can often be broken in a matter of minutes. Even though access to fleet systems is nearly always protected by another passcode, even these are sometimes stored locally by the user,” said Sowerby.
