The Definitive Guide to BYOD: Securing the Modern Workforce

The Rise of BYOD

The rise of cloud adoption in the modern enterprise has been mirrored by the rise of BYOD (bring your own device). Together, these two phenomena are pushing data beyond the corporate perimeter. When BYOD is enabled, employees are allowed to perform their work duties from their personal mobile devices. In this way, organizations can save significant sums of money that would have otherwise been used to buy employees corporate-owned, or managed, devices.

In addition to the above monetary benefit, employees state that using their own devices enables them to work more efficiently and flexibly. They are turning to BYOD because they want to be able to work wherever they want, whenever they want, and from the devices with which they are already comfortable and proficient. This has resulted in an increase in productivity and morale amongst employees and, consequently, has enhanced efficiency, dynamism, and employee retention for organizations at large.