How mobile devices are used in the workplace significantly impacts eDiscovery and compliance for organizations. In their latest post, Cimplifi discusses considerations for use of mobile devices in the workplace!
Their post (Getting the Message: Considerations for Use of Mobile Devices in the Workplace, available here) dispels the myth that there are only two choices when it comes to policies for the use of mobile devices in the workplace – company issued or personally owned. There are actually four choices along the spectrum of employee freedom and flexibility vs. organizational control. They are (from most flexible to most controlled):
- Bring Your Own Device (BYOD): Employees have freedom over device choice.
- Choose Your Own Device (CYOD): Employees can choose among employer approved devices and IT can enforce certain security policies on the device.
- Company Owned, Personally Enabled (COPE): The employer provides the device and enforces security on the device, but the employee can use it for personal use as well.
- Company Owned, Business Only (COBO): The employer provides the device, and their policy only permits its use for business purposes.
Obviously, the policy most popular with employees is BYOD, which gives employees the most freedom and flexibility and 83% of companies have a BYOD policy of some kind. But what are some of the principles to consider for BYOD policies? And what are five best practices for BYOD management?
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