In most of the small businesses, the employees might own latest and more advanced devices like tablets, Ultrabooks or laptops while their employers provide them with desktop computers which are at least 2 or 3 years outdated. So this would be a good opportunity for the businesses to compete with the rival companies. But there are a set of risks that go along with this concept as well, such as the data risk.

1. BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
Biman Pathirage
06 – 04 – 2016
Geveo Weekly Presentation

2. Contents
 Introduction
 Popularity of BYOD over time
 Benefits of BYOD – to the employers
 Benefits of BYOD – to the employees
 Risks of BYOD
 How to secure the BYOD environment
 Adoption of BYOD across the world
 Conclusion

3. Introduction
 BYOD defined as a concept that provides device-independence to
employees in IT organizations. That means, they can use their own
devices in the offices, to do the office work.
 The first use of BYOD was initiated back in 2009 and it has been
growing in popularity ever since.

4. Introduction
 Mainly SMBs(Small and Medium Businesses), are unable to keep up
with the technology changes in the current tech world when it comes
to physical devices.
 This concept is adapted mostly by SMBs which use a lot of mobile
devices in their work.

5. Introduction
 Newer technologies – More ahead you are in the race
 But why can’t the companies just provide such latest hardware to the
employees and retain full control over the devices?
“Trying to stand in the path of consumerised mobility is likely to be a
damaging and futile exercise. The best thing that an SMB or
enterprise can do is be aware of the benefits and understand the
risks.”

6. Popularity Increases…

7. Benefits of BYOD – to the employers
 Reduces Technology Costs - BYOD programs generally shift costs to
the individual user so companies save a lot of money on up-front device
expenses. The employee will have to pay for his own data and device
maintenance.
 50% of the companies who have implemented BYOD already, require employees to cover
their device expenses, and the employees have agreed.
 Takes Advantage of Newer Devices - Individual users generally
upgrade to the latest hardware more frequently than most organizations,
which means they’ll have access to faster, sleeker, and more capable
devices.
 Improved Productivity – By using their own devices, the employees
are happier at work and in turn increase their productivity.

8. Benefits of BYOD – to the employees
 Employee Satisfaction - When the employees are able to use the
devices they already know and love, and achieve higher success rates
because of it, they will be happier working for your company.
 Studies have shown that this happiness overpowers the reluctance to pay for their own
devices and services.
 Location Independence – Most employees can work from their
homes if they are using their own devices. They don’t always have to
come to the office to do a quick change to their work.

9. Risks of BYOD
 Data security – There is no credibility as to with whom the
employee is sharing his organizations’ work, and the amount of
security implemented in the employees device.
 Lost or stolen devices – When devices that are registered in a
BYOD network are lost or stolen, sensitive corporate data can fall into
the hands of an outsider. So this is another threat to the existence of
the BYOD model as well.
 Nearly 4 million handsets have been lost in the past year in America alone, and 45%
of them reported to have been left at public places.
 Fired employees - Typically, retrieving data from the private device
of a fired employee can be a big issue, and this information can easily
be leaked to a rival organization.

10. How to secure the BYOD environment
 First and foremost, organizations should not implement a BYOD policy
unless they are fully prepared to handle it. It depends on the products
of the organization.
 Use a comprehensive MDM (mobile device management suite) - A
powerful mobile device management solution provides a centralized
dashboard to manage and monitor all the devices connected to a
particular business effectively.

11. How to secure the BYOD environment
 BYOD policy should include aspects such as how and when corporate
data should be deleted from a device, what type of data can be
accessed through a personal device and what type of encryption
should be done to protect the data inside.
 Implement an effective employee exit strategy.
 Require device registration
 Create a company cloud
 Educate the employees and audit the company network frequently

12. Adoption of BYOD across the world
BRIC economy countries have shown a major interest in BYOD

13. Conclusion
 Overall, BYOD is a win-win situation for employees as well as
businesses.
 This is a growing trend in the world at the present, providing a lot of
benefits as well as risks – mostly data risk.
 Before adapting to this technology, all businesses would require to do
some analysis as to whether this really suits their company policies.
 The fact that even some big tech companies such as Intel are using
this concept leads to the conclusion that this is doable, and beneficial
if implemented with proper policies and standards.

14. Conclusion
“With a sound and security-focused BYOD
policy in place, businesses can mitigate the
risks of BYOD while taking full advantage of
its benefits”

15. Sources of data
 BYOD: (Bring Your Own Device) Is Your Organization Ready?- Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D.
 http://blog.parallels.com/2014/12/10/what-is-byod/
 http://www.inc.com/comcast/byod-byoa-a-growing-applicable-trend.html
 http://www.msidata.com/pros-and-cons-of-byod-in-mobile-field-workforce
 http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/what-is-byod-and-why-is-it-
important--1175088
 http://www.pcworld.com/article/246760/pros_and_cons_of_byod_bring_your_ow
n_device_.html
 https://www.miradore.com/byod-agile-personal-infrastructure/

16. Thank You!