The global mobile workforce is growing, and blockchain technology is helping business management

In the past, people lived a life of going from one place to another and had a fixed place of work. Now, more and more work requires going outside, rather than being confined to a fixed small space. Business trips, field research, and communication have become commonplace. The development of the Internet and mobile communication technology has gradually transformed traditional office workers into mobile workers of the new era.

According to IDC, 37% of the global working population will be mobile by the end of 2015, which is equivalent to 1.3 billion mobile workers worldwide. Of course, the number of mobile devices will be more than twice this number. Furthermore, Orange Business Services reports that by 2018, 55% of the world's commercial IP traffic will be mobile commercial Internet traffic. The era of mobility has arrived and will continue to exist.

Although the Internet and mobile communication technologies allow people to communicate and exchange information at any time and anywhere, there is still a key issue: data security. Recent mobile attacks such as XcodeGhost, Stagefright, Key Raider, and YiSpecter have put unprecedented amounts of mobile business data at risk.

Mike Raggo, Director of Security Research at MobileIron, said:

“As more business processes become mobile, hackers are counting on mobile apps to exploit the enterprise’s inability to block and detect mobile threats. Enterprises must fundamentally rethink their security approach to a different mobile architecture to protect sensitive data from threats.”

Recently, the application of blockchain has become more and more extensive. All walks of life use blockchain according to their own needs and combine blockchain with various systems. As a data storage system, blockchain has great potential in ensuring data security. There are already many data storage applications based on blockchain technology, such as Storj. In addition, Oz Nathan and Guy Zyskind of MIT have developed a system called Enigma that can ensure data privacy. By using this system, users do not need to worry about being peeped by others when storing, sharing and analyzing data.

We are gradually entering an era of digital services where cloud computing is the standard, which means that much of our information is stored in data centers and scattered around the world. Although this allows us to access data no matter where we are, at the same time, we are losing control of our communications. Bitmessage, based on blockchain technology, is designed to ensure the security of communications.

Therefore, as enterprises gradually enter the digital age, the size of mobile workers will gradually grow, and enterprises will face new management challenges. Perhaps blockchain technology can help enterprises in this regard.

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Compiled by: printemps
Source: Babbitt Information