BYOD research again exposes security fears | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
A new joint study from KnowBe4 and ITIC (Information Technology Intelligence Consulting) has revealed that nearly three quarters of businesses which approve of BYOD have nothing specific in place to ensure security.

 

Specifically, 71% of BYOD-friendly corporations polled had no specific procedures in place to support BYOD development, which is an extremely worrying statistic.

 

The research, which surveyed 550 companies globally throughout July and August, was described as a “wake-up call” by ITIC principal analyst Laura DiDio.

 

Research from connectivity experts iPass revealed a similar opacity with enterprise device responsibility, noting at the time: “A balance needs to be found between issuing IT-controlled smartphones and letting a certain subset of employees own the responsibility for their own devices”.

 

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