Benefits Of A Computer At The Workplace - 1330 Words

Milestone 4 Imagine a world in which you no longer are issued or assigned to a laptop or desktop computer at your workplace. Imagine you go to work and bring your favorite MacBook, laptop, or tablet device to perform your professional work related duties. This reality is known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) becoming more and more common throughout workplaces in the United States as well as the rest of world. Bring Your Own Device BYOD has many advantages to the employee and to the employer. Along with the advantages there are tremendous risks and vulnerabilities that go along with it. IBM as well as an other companies are beginning to spend a significant amount of resources to understand and improve the security of BYOD in the workplace.†¦show more content†¦Preventing unauthorized apps the ability to access company X’s information is the stated goal of the app. The risk of app sharing authorized or unauthorized is the intentional or unintentional leaking of sensitive company in formation. According to the article, one out of every three employees that are currently using BYOD is sharing company data without the knowledge or consent of their employers. (Taft) This is a huge issue and concern for any company that is currently using or considering embracing the BYOD concept in their workplace. The use of BYOD and apps accessing corporate information create the potential of developing what is referred to as â€Å"shadow IT† which takes place when companies no longer have control where and how their data is being shared and stored. In traditional networks as we know them this issue of â€Å"shadow IT† is less likely to happen. BYOD Facts Here are some quick facts gathered by Kris Nixon to get a better understanding about BYOD as of July 28, 2015 (Nixon, 2015). These facts give a better understanding of how popular BYOD is and what the projections are going forward. 85% of organizations allow employees to bring their own devices to work Analysts have forecasted that by 2016, worldwide shipments of smart phones will reach 480 million, with 65% being used in BYOD