How does BYOD Affect an Enterprise?
The traditional system of enterprise-owned devices ensured that companies maintained a tight control over any and all devices, which connected to their network. This closed ecosystem was believed to be quite effective in maintaining overall data security, but reduced the mobility provided to employees. Things changed dramatically after the introduction of the iPhone followed by the introduction of various Android devices, which the employees wanted to use for company work. Soon enough, the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) concept was introduced, which led to an exponential increase in the number of devices connecting to the organizational network.
It soon became quite apparent that uncontrolled BYOD implementation can and will severely compromise data security within the organization and some controls needed to be established. Soon mobility policy documents were introduced into most workplaces however, as most of these were hastily prepared, they often failed to address the key issues which led to BYOD implementation in the first place. Following are a few of the security concerns, which an organization needs to address before framing a suitable enterprise policy for BYOD implementation.
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