B.Y.O.D.THE BRING-YOUR-OWN-DEVICE TREND HAS ESCALATED OVER THE YEARS AS EMPLOYEES HAVE
BEGUN TO OWN BETTER IT EQUIPMENT THAN WHAT THEIR EMPLOYER PROVIDES
60%HAVE USED A PERSONAL DEVICE FOR WORK
BY 2018, OVER
1 BILLIONEMPLOYEES WILL HAVE AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED SMARTPHONE OR TABLET
HAPPIER EMPLOYEES:
9 IN 10WORKERS AT BUSINESSESWITHOUT BYOD POLICIES ARE UNHAPPY WITH THEIR DEVICES
MORE PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYEES:
57%SAID IT IMPROVED
PRODUCTIVITY
THE BYOD HAS PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IT HAD RESULTED IN:
WHILE THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO BYOD, THE RISKS CANNOT BE IGNORED. CHECK OUT THESE8 BYOD SECURITY TIPS
TIP #1:PREPARE FOR THESE DEVICES TO BE LOST OR STOLEN.
25%(OVER 6 MILLION)MOBILE DEVICES WERE EITHER LOST OR STOLEN
2007-2011:MOBILE PHONE THEFT INCREASED BY
54%
40%OF NYC ROBBERIES
INVOLVED SMARTPHONES
IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD IN 7 AIRPORTS, OVER
7,000+ DEVICES WERE LOST
THESE DEVICES WERE GENERALLY EITHER DONATED TO CHARITIES OR SENT TO ANOTHER LOCATION
3,576
LAPTOPS
3,444SMARTPHONES
AND TABLETS
TIP #2:BACK-UP THE DATA.
29%OF BUSINESSES LOST CRITICAL DATA THROUGH A BYOD SECURITY BREACH
TIP #3:CREATE A COMPREHENSIVEBYOD POLICY.
60%-80%BUSINESSES HAVE NO FORMAL BYOD POLICY
TIP #4:ENFORCE YOUR BYOD POLICY.
OVER 50%
OF SURVEYED RESPONDENTS PLAN
TO IGNORE BYOD POLICIES
TIP #5:KEEP TECH SUPPORT OPEN.
BY 2016, BYOD TECH SUPPORT REQUESTS WILL DROP
25-35%
14%WOULDN’T TELL THEIR EMPLOYER IF A PERSONAL DEVICE USED FOR WORK PURPOSES WAS COMPROMISED
TIP #6:DON’T LIMIT THE POLICY TO JUSTMOBILE DEVICES.
36%USE PERSONAL CLOUD
STORAGE
TIP #7:SET BOUNDARIES.
ISSUE CLEAR RULES AND GUIDANCE REGARDING:
SECURE DATA STORAGE
SECURITY EXPECTATIONS
COMPANY ACCESS TO DATA
OWNERSHIP OF INFORMATION
TIP #8:CREATE A SECURE IT ASSET DISPOSAL PROGRAM.
ON AVERAGE, COMPANIES ARE HIT WITH A DATA BREACH 2 MILLION
TIMES PER WEEK
CONTACT SIMS RECYCLING SOLUTIONS, THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ELECTRONICS
REUSE AND RECYCLING, TO GET STARTED ON YOUR IT ASSET DISPOSITION PROGRAM AT
800.270.8220 OR US.SIMSRECYCLING.COM/BUSINESS/
ITAD.
