B.Y.O.D.THE BRING-YOUR-OWN-DEVICE TREND HAS ESCALATED OVER THE YEARS AS EMPLOYEES HAVE

BEGUN TO OWN BETTER IT EQUIPMENT THAN WHAT THEIR EMPLOYER PROVIDES

60%HAVE USED A PERSONAL DEVICE FOR WORK

BY 2018, OVER

1 BILLIONEMPLOYEES WILL HAVE AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED SMARTPHONE OR TABLET

HAPPIER EMPLOYEES:

9 IN 10WORKERS AT BUSINESSESWITHOUT BYOD POLICIES ARE UNHAPPY WITH THEIR DEVICES

MORE PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEES:

57%SAID IT IMPROVED

PRODUCTIVITY

THE BYOD HAS PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT HAD RESULTED IN:

WHILE THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO BYOD, THE RISKS CANNOT BE IGNORED. CHECK OUT THESE8 BYOD SECURITY TIPS

TIP #1:PREPARE FOR THESE DEVICES TO BE LOST OR STOLEN.

25%(OVER 6 MILLION)MOBILE DEVICES WERE EITHER LOST OR STOLEN

2007-2011:MOBILE PHONE THEFT INCREASED BY

54%

40%OF NYC ROBBERIES

INVOLVED SMARTPHONES

IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD IN 7 AIRPORTS, OVER

7,000+ DEVICES WERE LOST

THESE DEVICES WERE GENERALLY EITHER DONATED TO CHARITIES OR SENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION

3,576

LAPTOPS

3,444SMARTPHONES

AND TABLETS

TIP #2:BACK-UP THE DATA.

29%OF BUSINESSES LOST CRITICAL DATA THROUGH A BYOD SECURITY BREACH

TIP #3:CREATE A COMPREHENSIVEBYOD POLICY.

60%-80%BUSINESSES HAVE NO FORMAL BYOD POLICY

TIP #4:ENFORCE YOUR BYOD POLICY.

OVER 50%

OF SURVEYED RESPONDENTS PLAN

TO IGNORE BYOD POLICIES

TIP #5:KEEP TECH SUPPORT OPEN.

BY 2016, BYOD TECH SUPPORT REQUESTS WILL DROP

25-35%

14%WOULDN’T TELL THEIR EMPLOYER IF A PERSONAL DEVICE USED FOR WORK PURPOSES WAS COMPROMISED

TIP #6:DON’T LIMIT THE POLICY TO JUSTMOBILE DEVICES.

36%USE PERSONAL CLOUD

STORAGE

TIP #7:SET BOUNDARIES.

ISSUE CLEAR RULES AND GUIDANCE REGARDING:

SECURE DATA STORAGE

SECURITY EXPECTATIONS

COMPANY ACCESS TO DATA

OWNERSHIP OF INFORMATION

TIP #8:CREATE A SECURE IT ASSET DISPOSAL PROGRAM.

ON AVERAGE, COMPANIES ARE HIT WITH A DATA BREACH 2 MILLION

TIMES PER WEEK

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REUSE AND RECYCLING, TO GET STARTED ON YOUR IT ASSET DISPOSITION PROGRAM AT

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