We discuss five steps your organization can take to assure BYOD's productivity and make your business move faster while remaining secure.

1. BYOD Improves Workplace Productivity
But at What Cost?

2. The evolution of mobile computing devices has
transformed the way we live and work.

3. Many organizations now implement
“bring your own device” (BYOD) policies.
From laptops to tablets and smartphones, users
have been set free from their desks.
The workforce can always be connected, through
devices both personal and professional

4. The Pros and Cons of:
Bring Your Own Device

5. Team members are always
reachable on their work devices
A recent study links BYOD
to increased efficiency and
productivity.
Less investment in devices
means lower cost to the
organization
THE PROS

6. So much access on so many
devices means increased
security risk
Less employer control
over user access and device
applications
Higher device diversity can lead
to infrastructure challenges
THE CONS

7. Q: Do the pros of BYOD
outweigh the cons for
employers?
PROS
CONS

8. Q: Do the pros of BYOD
outweigh the cons for
employers?
A: Of course!
PROS
CONS

9. Gartner predicts that
almost half of employers
will require employees to
use BYOD devices by 2017.
Progress stops for no one
especially when it comes
to new technology.

10. How to to Manage BYOD
Workplaces as Securely
as Possible

11. Create a BYOD Policy
Only 38% of IT departments
have implemented a formal
BYOD policy (SANS Institute)
STEP 1:

12. “The gap between BYOD use and BYOD policies
is both staggering and frightening.”
Alan Shimel,
CEO at The CISO Group

13. Questions to Help Determine BYOD
Policy:
Are all devices allowed or only certain
types and models?
Should all devices in use have to be
pre-registered?
What restrictions on access, if any, are
there?

14. Enforce Your BYOD PolicySTEP 2:

15. The Honor System doesn’t offer
much in the way of oversight or
enforcement.
The Pro-Active Approach is to use a tool
such as a mobile device manager (MDM).
Just install it as an agent on a user’s device.
The MDM automatically enforces policies
that you’ve defined on devices and in apps.
And you have access to info on device usage
and data storage/transfer.

16. Teach Your BYOD PolicySTEP 3:

17. A BYOD policy educates employees on the
What, How and Why.

18. Why
“The Why”?

19. Employees tend to view
these policies as arbitrary.
They must understand
that these policies help
achieve a worthy goal.

20. Put a “Breach Plan” in PlaceSTEP 4:

21. “Hope for the best,
plan for the worst.”
Lee Child,

22. When device and network security is
compromised, having an action plan in
place is what separates the safe from
the sorry.

23. Have a checklist and make sure key
players know what is expected of
them.

24. With Good Management
and Security Practices,
The Benefits of BYOD
Outweigh Risks

25. BYOD usage has led to productivity
gains and can make your team more
responsive.

26. In an era of “always on”, BYOD lets
your organization be always on too.

27. Security risks can be avoided with
proactive BYOD policy and planning.

28. an enticing opportunity for
increased productivity and
efficiency.
BYOD:

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