{"id":2782,"date":"2016-06-14T16:49:15","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devbloglavaprotocols.nityo.in\/the-culture-of-byod\/"},"modified":"2016-06-14T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T16:49:15","slug":"the-culture-of-byod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavaprotocols.com\/the-cloud-blog\/the-culture-of-byod\/","title":{"rendered":"The Culture of BYOD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Is the practice of bringing your own device to work a perk or a setback?<\/span>
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We\u2019re creatures of comfort and habit \u2013 so it was only a matter of time until we decided to bring our favourite mobile device from home to work. Besides who wants to be the proverbial bad workman when we can use a tool that we\u2019re familiar with? As a result, the culture of \u201cBring Your Own Device\u201d (BYOD) was born. <\/span><\/p>\n

Roughly translated, employees are allowed to bring their personal devices (tablets, smartphones, laptops) to work and use them as an office equipment. The ease of working from anywhere, anytime<\/a> using your mobile device is definitely convenient and to a large extent increases efficiency amongst employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\n This chart from StatCounter shows that the number of site visits via mobile has surpassed desktop views in Malaysia this year. It\u2019s a clear indication of the move that the nation as a whole is making into mobile devices. <\/p>\n

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This chart from StatCounter shows that the number of site visits via mobile has surpassed desktop views in Malaysia this year. It\u2019s a clear indication of the move that the nation as a whole is making into mobile devices.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Throw in the consumerization of IT (where more and more office tools and apps are interchangeably used for both work and leisure) into the mix and you\u2019ll start to see the appeal of BYOD. But there are some aspects of this culture that both employees and employers should be aware of. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Diminishing Security Line
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20 years ago, companies were able to pinpoint exactly where their network started and where it ended but the same can\u2019t be said at present. Employees can plug in and out of their company network from virtually anywhere. This obviously increases the risk of loss of data because employers find it difficult to identify what are the systems or data that is being accessed by devices as well as to whom the device belongs to.<\/span><\/p>\n

But what makes things a little more difficult is that you as an employer can decide to not sanction BYOD but your employees can still find a way around it.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Win-Win Agreement\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

So if you can\u2019t beat them, what are the security measures<\/a> employers need to implement to stop or limit potential loss and abuse of data?
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The Security for Business Innovation Council recommends employers to create a BYOD agreement with their employees that protects the rights of both the end user and the company prior to allowing access to the company network via the employee\u2019s mobile device. Some of the points they suggested to incorporate into the agreement includes:<\/span><\/p>\n