Download pdf - Feds: You have a BYOD program whether you like it or not

Feds: You have a BYOD program whether you like it or not.

We don’t have a BYOD program.

We don’t have a BYOD program.

This statement, referencing mobile device usage

in the workplace, will likely sound familiar to federal government employees.

Many agencies believe they aren’t subject to cyber-threats from

mobile devices because they don’t currently allow personal mobile devices to access their networks.

Download Whitepaper

http://info.lookout.com/fed-byod-study.html?utm_source=content%20marketing&utm_medium=slideshare.net&utm_campaign=fed-byod





Ultimately, however, this posture puts the government

and its data at risk because federal agencies have a BYOD program whether they like it or not.

Download Whitepaper






Need a little convincing?

After analyzing federal agencies20Download Whitepaper






Need a little convincing?

After analyzing federal agencies2014,622Lookout

discovered

Lookout-enabled devices associated with government networks.

Download Whitepaper






That means people are connecting their phones to your systems.

Download Whitepaper






That means people are connecting their phones to your systems.

Those devices, in this example, encountered 1,781 app-based threats such as spyware or trojans.

Download Whitepaper






The problem is “Shadow BYOD”

Download Whitepaper






Shadow BYOD means unmanaged or unknown mobile devices are accessing a network.


Download Whitepaper







Shadow BYOD means unmanaged or unknown mobile devices are accessing a network.

Similar to Shadow IT, Shadow BYOD introduces a risk of sensitive data leakage due to the lack of visibility and control of this access.

Download Whitepaper






In an effort to better understand what’s going on here, Lookout surveyed over 1,000 federal government employees to identify their behaviors on mobile and

suss out whether that behavior puts sensitive government data at risk.

Download Whitepaper






The answer is unequivocally yes.

In an effort to better understand what’s going on here, Lookout surveyed over 1,000 federal government employees to identify their behaviors on mobile and

suss out whether that behavior puts sensitive government data at risk.

Download Whitepaper






Learn more about mobile threats in federal agencies:

Feds: You have a BYOD program whether you like it or not.

Download Whitepaper





https://www.lookout.com/?utm_source=slideshare.net&utm_medium=content%20marketing&utm_campaign=notcompatible




























































