Exam 220-1101 topic 1 question 75 discussion

D. Mobile device management. A mobile device management (MDM) solution is specifically designed to provide centralized control over mobile devices and to help ensure the security and compliance of corporate data. An MDM solution can provide the ability to wipe the phone's data remotely in the event of loss or theft, and the capability to approve applications installed on the phone, which meets the requirements mentioned in the question. Tethering to a corporate-owned laptop, WPA2-Enterprise wireless, and corporate enterprise email can provide security and management capabilities, but they may not have the comprehensive control and management capabilities of a full-featured MDM solution.

Mobile device management (MDM) sets device policies for authentication, feature use (camera and microphone), and connectivity. MDM can also allow device resets and remote wipes.

From CompTIA's book: "Mobile Device Management (MDM) is a class of software designed to apply security policies to the use of mobile devices in the enterprise. This software can be used to manage enterprise-owned devices as well as bring your own device (BYOD) user-owned smartphones. The MDM software logs the use of a device on the network and determines whether to allow it to connect or not, based on administrator-set parameters. When the device is enrolled with the management software, it can be configured with policies to allow or restrict use of apps, corporate data, and built-in functions, such as a video camera or microphone"