Security News > 2023 > September > Baseline standards for BYOD access requirements

Exacerbating the challenge of managing devices is the fast-evolving threat landscape that organizations are facing, with 41% of respondents concerned about the growing number of vulnerabilities in Apple operating systems and the volume of patches that must be applied across both devices and applications.

Michael Covington, VP of Portfolio Strategy at Jamf, comments: "While it is easy to get swept up in the positives surrounding 'anywhere work' programs that empower employees to work remotely on their own schedule, from any location and from any device, organizations need to examine the associated risks and decide how to manage them."

"Giving employees the power of choice to use their own devices for work can save the organization money, but the real benefit is a seamless end user experience that eliminates the need for multiple devices and introduces streamlined productivity workflows. It's important to have a clearly documented BYOD policy in place to take advantage of these benefits, but the good news is that the technologies are now available to effectively manage risk in these environments."

Getting employees enrolled in a BYOD or Mobile Device Management program is a process - think about how you manage this and communicate the benefits to employees.

Some may have concerns around privacy so be clear in how data will be handled, how you will be installing applications and security protocols onto their devices or if there will be a figurative partition that separates work-related apps from the personal side of their device.

Lay out clearly in the BYOD policy what the baseline standards for any devices connected to the corporate network is - only if the device and user meet and maintain these standards, then they are allowed access to sensitive business data.

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