More and more businesses today are embracing BYOD. BYOD, short for Bring Your Own Device, refers to employees bringing personally-owned mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets and laptops, to their places of work, and using those devices to access privileged company resources. In fact:
- 88% of executives report employees using their personal computing technologies for business purposes today
- 62% of executives say they now have, or plan to have, a BYOD program for smartphones and tablets
While there are many benefits to the BYOD trend, below are three tips for Essex- Middle River businesses to implement this holiday season to ensure safe and secure BYOD practices on new tech gadgets:
- Only procure genuine apps and software from reputable sources
- Don’t lend your device to others, because you run the risk of compromising its integrity
- To make sure you’re safe online and protecting your privacy, please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.aspx
Planning to BYOD this holiday season? Check out this infographic from Microsoft for tips and best practices.