In light of cyber security awareness month – an area of concern that we would like to bring to your attention is know as bring-your-own-device (BYOD) – but what does it mean?
It is where a company give their staff the ability to access critical data from their personal smartphones, tablets and laptops. But if an employee loses a device or a gadget is stolen, the entire company may be at risk.
To a lesser degree even connecting an employees phone to the office wifi could be considered a threat to the business. BYOD presents a definite risk to an organisation and should be taken seriously. Mobile device management (MDM) software is one of the ways that can be employed to help minimise the risk.
If anyone you know needs advice in this area, or any other area of IT then please ask them to contact us.