The challenge remains to
bring harmony to the enterprise's need for data protection and the employee’s
need for privacy and convenience. This issue existed to a small extent on the
desktop, grew larger with the portability and convenience of laptops but now
extends and dominates the discussion for mobile devices whether provided by the
company or owned by the employee.
Our mobile devices are
being used in entirely different ways than our desktops and laptops and this now
has to be factored into the decision to permit mobile devices onto corporate
networks. Failing to recognize the consumer requirements for mobile device use
is a guarantee to have any BYOD program fail.
In addition, our phones primary function is communications. It is not until recently that the Smartphone has added the capability to run apps and process data (like desktops and laptops). But our Smartphones introduce an entirely new range of security challenges not faced by desktops and laptops.
The Enterpise IT group has a difficult challenge to continue delivering a secure environment for corporate data while the borders of their network dissolve and their end-users demand choice over the devices that they use.
Check out Graphite
Software’s new infographic to learn how to achieve harmony between security, privacy
and convenience. Meet the solution that is allowing employees to use their
devices how they want without compromise, while empowering enterprise with
control, compliance and increased productivity in our BYOD world.
Download the infographic here: http://www.graphitesoftware.com/resources/BYOD%20end%20user%20vs.%20IT%20-%205.pdf
