BYOD or "Bring Your Own Device" is a popular, growing trend that many workplaces follow. Nearly 81% of Americans use their personal mobile devices for work.
the BYOD policy allows employees to use their personal mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets to access corporate information and applications workplace. Some small and large companies adopt BYOD policy, arguing that this could reduce costs and increase productivity. However, like all policies, the BYOD policy has advantages and disadvantages.
PRO
- cost savings to employers: buying smartphones, tablets and laptops for employees, especially those teleworking can become very expensive. With BYOD, employers should not spend money on the purchase of computer equipment for their employees
- Significant increase in productivity. According to the Huffington Post, the employees are more productive when they have the flexibility to work when and where they want
- Employee satisfaction :. The flexibility to use a personal device for work improves satisfaction and employee retention. Employees are much happier to work with their favorite devices rather than learning to use a different device.
CONS
- risk of data breaches :. lost or stolen devices can lead to loss of business or customer sensitive information
- complications of recovery of corporate data from employees: when an employee leaves or is let go, the company may have problems to retrieve the business data from their personal devices. Companies will create their own BYOD policies to solve this problem
- Incompatibility issues :. Employees using different types of devices can lead to incompatibility issues due to different versions, conflicts with other platforms, misconfiguration, the unsupported hardware support / software, etc.
Although there are some drawbacks to the BYOD policy, some companies are finding ways to work around it. Does your company have a BYOD policy or not, you should still consider taking additional measures to protect your personal and professional data. Here are some tips that you can follow :.
- Using a VPN like Hotspot Shield to keep your connection to the private corporate network, protect your device against malware and prevent hackers from stealing sensitive information
- Back up your data regularly.
- Use a PIN or password to protect your device.
- Download an app like Lookout that lets you track your device and remotely wipe all data if your device is lost or stolen.
- When you browse the web on your device, make sure you go only on well-known trusted sites.
what do you think of the BYOD policy? Do your job application of the BYOD policy?
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