Businesses need to be adaptable and innovative in working with their internal teams and external partners.

On the one hand a business needs to provide flexibility to its teams and partners, allowing them to use their own preferred devices. On the other hand a business needs to manage the risk of supporting multiple devices and platforms and stretching its IT support services.

The advantage of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is to allow for your team and external partners to connect their personal Tablets, Notebooks, Smart Phones or Ultra Books to your IT systems, providing immense flexibility. The challenge is the possibility of having unsecured devices connecting to your corporate network.

Before providing access to a new device, your business needs to ask a few fundamental questions. Who owns the device? Who manages the security of the device? What rights and privileges does the user have with their access? Have you considered the security of your data on mobile devices?  Finally, who supports the device?

Although BYOD is a convenience to users, mismanaging the process will have a serious impact on an organization IT resources, security and costs. These issues must be addressed before embarking on the BYOD journey. Mobile security is something every organization must think and act now!.

KBITS has BYOD policies and solutions.  Have an open discussion with KBITS to understand the benefits of BYOD and mitigate the risks of BYOD in your business.