Education is Needed to Assure End User Buy-in to BYOD policies

Report this content

IT Connection blog by Paula Musich

The younger generation of smartphone and tablet users brings a false sense of security to all things cloud and mobility, trusting way too much in the security and intentions of apps providers, cloud purveyors, the Internet and even friends.  This brings even greater unease to security professionals charged with protecting corporate data as BYOD becomes pervasive in all sizes of enterprises.  A raft of articles in IT-focused publications exhort IT to put in place the proper policies and security controls to mitigate this new risk (as if they needed more risks to worry about) with regard to the use of employee-owned devices in the enterprise.  Read more of this post at http://bit.ly/OUD4vO

Media Contact:

Amee Singh
Sr. Director, Marketing Communications
pr@currentanalysis.com 

About IT Connection

IT Connection is the premier source of unbiased analysis and assessments of IT equipment and telecom services.  IT Connection provides easy-to-access, cost-effective, non-vendor-sponsored research to enterprise IT professionals.  The assessments on IT Connection allow you to quickly, easily, and efficiently assess suppliers, access side-by-side product comparisons, determine the best technology solution to fit your needs, and receive real-time updates and analysis on breaking market-changing events.  To join our community and interact with your peers and our analysts, visit us at www.currentanalysis.com/ITC.

About Current Analysis

Current Analysis (http://www.currentanalysis.com) has been helping leading telecommunications, information technology and business software companies improve their competitive intelligence, differentiate themselves in the market, and win more business. Current Analysis is the only provider of continuous, in-depth tactical competitive intelligence, analysis, and advice. For more than 15 years, sales teams, product managers, marketing professionals, and executives have relied on Current Analysis as a trusted partner to improve their ability to anticipate and quickly take action on market opportunities and competitive threats. The company serves more than 35,000 professionals at over 1,600 global enterprises.

Tags:

Documents & Links