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Risks and Benefits of Bringing Your Own Device

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What is BYOD?

The policy Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) permits employees to use their own technical devices such as tablets, laptops, and mobile phones in the workplace.

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Risks and Concerns

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Security

• Security issues are risks of BYOD policies because confidential information can easily be compromised when a device is lost or stolen.

• If an employee is terminated, retrieving company data can be complicated since work related data belongs to the company while the device belongs to the former employee.

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Security

• Downloading mobile apps and moving data across different networks and devices makes company and corporate data vulnerable to leaks and attacks.

• Depending on the type of business and industry you work in, strict regulatory compliance mandates has to be followed if employees use their own devices.

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Benefits

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Higher Efficiency

• Rather than depend on company computers and software to get work done, work can be done remotely and away from the office.

• Integrating professional and personal lives is easier and allows greater flexibility to the employee if personal devices are allowed at work.

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Productivity Gains

• According to a study released by Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group, BYOD employees are gaining a global average of 37 minutes of productive time per week, ranging from 81 minutes of productive time per week in the US to 4 minutes of productive time in Germany.

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Lower Costs to Company

• According to Cisco, companies can save as much as $3,150 annually per employee if they implement a “Comprehensive BYOD,” which is a more strategic BYOD approach that offers greater value

• A German employee with an average yearly salary of $45,000 will achieve $75 in additional productivity for companies while Americans claimed an extra $1,518 if BYOD plans were implemented

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Solutions

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Password Protect and Wipe Data Clean

• Enforce strong passcodes and require PIN numbers to ensure that employees are acknowledging responsibility for protecting company data.

• Wipe a device clean if a device is lost or stolen

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Limit Mobile Apps

• Rather than ban the use of mobile apps, companies should educate their employees about the risks third party applications place on company information.

• Use a Mobile Application Management (MAM) system to allow IT to manage, develop, and control in-house and third party apps within the corporate infrastructure.

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Conclusion

• Although implementing BYOD policies in the workplace has its risks and benefits, the best way to minimize risks and maximize rewards is to implement a clear, defined policy that is in the best interest for the company and its employees.

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