Security News > 2020 > July > BYOD: A trend rife with security concerns

A new report from cloud security company Bitglass found that employers are losing control of their enterprise's cybersecurity reins due to the explosion of the bring your own device trend.

Now that data breaches have become a daily occurrence, the security concerns around the use of personal devices has given cybersecurity experts pause.

For 47% of respondents, the inability to control endpoint security and the logistics around device management were also major security concerns.

Nearly 60% of respondents said they need physical access to a device before it can be used for work purposes and another 52% said they need the device PIN. Other respondents said they need root access, passwords to cloud accounts or backups, and more.

The situation has been exacerbated by the fact that millions of people are still working from home, giving organizations even less purview over device security.

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