More employees are requesting to use their own mobile devices for work-related email and data, or accessing personal data on company-issued mobile devices. Productivity and efficiency drive the desire for BYOD, but the public sector has been slow to adopt this trend, due to security and compliance concerns.

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BYOD
Can Government
Agencies Keep Up?
MOBILE GROWING PAINS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
More employees are requesting to use their own mobile devices for work-related
email and data, or accessing personal data on company-issued mobile devices.
Productivity and efficiency drive the desire for BYOD, but the public sector has been
slow to adopt this trend, due to security and compliance concerns.
95%of federal mobile device
users say their work has improved as a result
of having access to mobile devices*
Federal employees estimate
they are gaining on average
9 hours
per week
and believe they are
more productive
as a result
of mobile devices
=$28b
in productivity gains
IT CHALLENGES AND CONCERNS:
Mixing business with pleasure
Government agencies are moving slowly to adopt BYOD,
but security risks are not yet locked down:
Just 11% of federal agencies (Feds) who use personal devices for work
say their agency has a BYOD policy.
Lack of password protection:
55%of federal smartphone users use their personal device for work.
1 in3
does not have
password
protection.
58%of federal employees believe
agencies can take greater advantage of mobile devices
(more productivity, flexibility, efficiency)*
Employees
continue
to store
work email
on personal
devices
RISK ALERT!
Employees are downloading personal apps, a
potential compromise to classified data.
Mobile
malware attacks
have increased 185%
in less
than
a year*
MOVING FORWARD:
How to create a more productive
government workforce
Develop and promote
clear BYOD policies
(only 1 in 10 Feds say their agency
has a BYOD policy)
Enable secure connections
& access to data
Test a pilot BYOD program
Enforce regulations to ensure
data and network security
Implement VMware Mobile Secure
Workplace for Government to:
• Create a flexible, secure BYOD environment
• Increase productivity and efficiency
• Reduce desktop management costs
by up to 50%
• Enhance data security and compliance
• Deliver uncompromised
end-user experiences
THE NEW MOBILE GOVERNMENT
Better collaboration
Faster decision making
(faster access to data from remote locations)
High employee productivity
High employee satisfaction
More flexibility for IT
and government workers
Cost savings
To learn how you can create a flexible and secure
BYOD environment, visit www.vmware.com/go/GovMobility
Source:
Mobile Work Exchange "The 2013 Digital Dilemma Report: Mobility, Security, Productivity — Can We Have It All?" — January 2013
*according to GAO, http://www.gao.gov/assets/650/648519.pdf
More government
employees are adopting
BYOD, but IT security
concerns are looming.
Public sector
organizations must keep
up and educate
employees on BYOD
policies.