What is the Definition of BYOD for Your Business?

Written by News Channel 2 on September 30th, 2013. Posted in Bring in your own device, Bring your own device management, Byod solution

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Move over, BYOB. The newest four-letter acronym at the office is BYOD, short for “bring your own device.” As our technological culture advances, workers no longer need to work on office-network computers only. The proliferation of laptops and mobile devices like tablets and smartphones has made taking work home easier than ever before. The very definition of BYOD suggests working both in the office and at home, too.

However, this is where BYOD can prove to be problematic. If you are working with highly secure data on the company network, how can you ensure this data stays secure on the private device of a user who then brings it home with him or her? This is why a third of employees, according