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The emergence of smartphones and tablets as mobile devices has been a significant change in the ICT landscape in recent times. Allied with the increasing prevalence of private and public WiFi networks, Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD“), has proved to be both a blessing and a curse for ICT departments. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Bring Your Own Device: How to balance convenience and security


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How to Balance Convenience and Security
Bring Your Own Device
  • www.cybersechub.net

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  • The emergence of smartphones and tablets as
    mobile devices has been a significant change in
    the ICT landscape in recent times.  Allied with
    the increasing prevalence of private and public
    WiFi networks, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD),
    has proved to be both a blessing and a curse for
    ICT departments.  A blessing in that BYOD removes
    the cost of equipment from the ICT budget.   A
    curse in that the ICT department must now try to
    support users as they attempt to connect a wide
    range of different devices and operating systems
    to a network.  An attendant issue is that
    of online security, with unmonitored and unknown
    devices potentially introducing malware to a
    network, and of data and bandwidth theft by
    unauthorised users who manage to connect to the
    network.
  • The IT Head faces a challenge balancing the
    convenience of BYOD with support and security
    implications, particularly in maintaining an
    adequate level of online security.

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  • With WiFi, the ICT department has no knowledge or
    control over the devices that can connect to the
    network, the apps they run and their malware
    status.  Any new devices must be checked.   If
    all the user needs is Internet access, they can
    sit outside a firewall with scanning of websites
    and any downloaded material for malware.  No user
    data 

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How to Balance Convenience and Security
Bring Your Own Device
  • www.cybersechub.net
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