BYOD

IT is becoming increasingly decentralized, with purchasing and management decisions being made at the business level. As cloud computing continues to move technology beyond IT, data is increasingly at risk. According to a new study by VMware, 69% of respondents believe IT has become increasingly decentralized over the past 3 years and 57% agree that this decentralization has resulted in the purchasing of non-secure solutions. “The IT Archipelago: Fragmentation...

Personal devices and cloud services are used without the governance of IT. Unmonitored app use is rampant, and files are emailed or uploaded to cloud services. The list of bad Shadow IT behaviours is long.

As long as computers have been a part of the workplace, Shadow IT has existed. But with the rise in mobility and cloud technology, it’s become a growing threat you cannot ignore.

With the consumerization of IT and the proliferation of devices, BYOD use has grown, often outside the control of IT.

If 72% of organizations are supporting BYOD for all or some of their employees, you would expect a similar figure for controlling data security on those devices? Sadly, this ideal still remains elusive. A new report suggests that while BYOD is nearing universal acceptance, basic precautions such as encryption, remote wipe or mobile application management, to name a few, remain elusive for many organizations. And yet, there are signs...