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What is bring your own device (BYOD)?
Bring your own device (BYOD) describes the practice of using a personal device such as a smartphone or tablet to conduct business on an organization’s network or with its data. Organizations constantly walk a tightrope with their BYOD policies to balance employee productivity and satisfaction against the effective management of cybersecurity risks.
Early in the evolution of mobile devices, many enterprises were hesitant to officially sanction any personal device use on their networks due to numerous BYOD security concerns, including:
Potential insecurity of devices and their threat as a malware vector on the network
Amplification of insider threats from both malicious and negligent BYOD users
Data breaches of personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property (IP) due to device loss or malware
This led to many draconian BYOD policy bans against personal devices…
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Posted by: Ericka Chickowski |
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October 07, 2020 at 09:10AM
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