I've been reading about many employees that bring their own electronic devices to work. A recent article states that more than 90% of employees store work information on them. With this becoming so prevalent it is important for companies to keep and enforce policies on protecting company information. Over 50% of employees want to be able to access their work information from anywhere.
Studies have been conducted that explain the risks and benefits of BYOD. Benefits include increased productivity, greater employee satisfaction, greater mobility. The risks are malware, the user not securing their device and inadvertently allow unauthorized access to information, and data loss. It is highly recommended that employers mandate that there is encryption on employees devices. The companies should also understand that many employees do not understand what the risks are when they inappropriately access work information from their own device. Before even allowing BYOD, companies need to create specific policies and outline not only why it is necessary but what can happen if the policy is not followed. All employees should be able to understand what is required of them, this could be done through quiz's. If an employee does not understand a 1:1 instruction should be provided and if this is not effective the employee would be banned from BYOD.
The only way to make sure employees follow the security policies is to make them accountable.
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240185093/Workers-use-personal-devices-to-store-business-documents?utm_source=feedly
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