Considering COBO? CellTrust’s Stacked Capture eliminates the trade-offs and maximizes the benefits
In a world where mobility drives productivity, organizations are continuously thinking about how they can best secure and manage their devices. Across North America, the momentum is clear: by Q1 2025, BYOD deployments outnumbered corporate-liable devices nearly three to one. Meanwhile, COBO (Corporate-Owned, Business-Only) remains a niche model, primarily reserved for highly regulated industries such as government and financial services, where some staff roles may demand a hybrid approach.
“CellTrust’s Stacked Capture solution eliminates the trade-offs of a COBO strategy while retaining all the benefits of the SL2 mobile app. Every message is captured — no matter if the SL2 app is used, or the device’s default messaging app — enhanced coverage and compliance without compromising user choice or experience is ensured.” — Kevin Moshir, Co-founder and COO.
What Is COBO?
A COBO policy means the company owns, configures, and manages every device — and employees use them strictly for business purposes. Personal apps, social media, and entertainment are off-limits. Unlike BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) or COPE (Corporate-Owned, Personally Enabled) models, COBO enforces a strict separation between professional and personal use by eliminating personal use altogether.
What is CellTrust Stacked Capture?
CellTrust’s Stacked Capture means both App Capture and Carrier Capture are deployed on the same device to leverage the benefits of COBO without the loss of vital compliance features. Users get to take advantage of the SL2 app’s rich user and compliance feature set, capabilities not available through COBO alone on the device’s native messaging app.
CellTrust Stacked Capture benefits
- Full compliance feature set with the SL2 Enterprise Capture app
- Native SMS messages are captured by the network carrier
- 100% capture of all text/SMS communication channels on the device
- COBO device standardization and simplified lifecycle management
- Reduced risk of data leakage with COBO devices
COBO benefits and trade-offs
- Standardization and simplified lifecycle management: Every device runs the same software versions and security settings, streamlining updates and reducing support overhead. Devices can be enrolled, tracked, and retired efficiently with full visibility and auditability
- Reduced risk of data leakage: With personal use eliminated, corporate data stays within controlled environments
- Restricted functionality: Many features available with BYOD are no longer available with COBO due to carrier limitations, such as: Voice/Call recording, text message disclaimers, consent features for opt-in/opt-out, delivery receipts, App-to-App encrypted communication, WhatsApp and other chat messaging integrations, restriction of media size and content moderation, ethical walls between groups and recording of message or conversation deletion
- Higher ownership costs: The organization bears full responsibility for procurement, maintenance, and replacement
- Two devices: Employees may need to carry two phones — one for work, one for personal use
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