The Need for IT to Get in Front of the BYOD Problem

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a growing trend where employees use personally owned mobile devices to access privileged company resources. While BYOD can reduce corporate costs and improve employee morale, it can lead to serious problems for corporate IT departments, including higher management costs, less control over content, compliance issues and security risks. This white paper presents the results of a survey of organizations’ dealing with BYOD, as well as their plans for mobile device support, quality of support, and BYOD strategies.