Introduction
The constantly increasing portability, and plummeting prices of
powerful mobile computing devices have popularized a trend known as
BYOT (Bring your own technology) policies, also known as BYOD(bring
your own device), and in some quarters as BYOP (bring your own phone)
[1]. While the trend has been around in one form or the other in the
past two decades, it has seen a rapid adoption in recent times (Figure
1), [2, 5], and has had a significant impact on several industries. A
recent study carried out by Cisco indicated that eighty nine percent
of IT departments enable BYOT in some form, and sixty nine percent of
IT leaders are “positive” about BYOT [36]. A press release made by
Gartner in 2013 foresees a future in which BYOT practices will not
only be permitted, but required for most enterprises. Dell and VMware
corroborate this report [5, 6, and 7]. However as is common in the
computing arena, new trends often bring with them their own security
issues. While some companies feel the phenomenon is just a passing
fad, there is substantial evidence that indicates otherwise (Figure 2)
[3], and therefore organizations must implement effective strategies
to identify and mitigate the threats posed by the aforementioned
security issues.
In the following sections, the author will aim to provide a clear
understanding of what implementing BYOT policies encompass, their
impact on productivity in enterprise environments, and the security
issues associated with them.
Figure 1. Growth of employee owned devices. [37]
Figure 2 Shift to personnel owned devices in the workplace. [38]
What is BYOT?
BYOT can be described as the practice...
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[39] Kevin Johnson and Tony DeLaGrange. SANS Institute. SANS Survey on Mobility/BYOD Security Policies and Practices 2012 [Online] Available from: http://www.sans.org/reading-room/analysts-program/SANS-survey-mobility [Accessed 07 Dec 2013]
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In recent times the in the UK we have seen the more frequent use of
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my belief that it had started in the late 50’s but it was catalysed by
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