With the rise in technology in almost all the areas of communication, there are numbers of portable devices that have been created, which can manage your entire business work in a single device. These devices can include a tablet, a laptop or a simple computer notebook, which particularly in themselves are becoming integrated to two different technologies, which are cloud computing and virtual private networks. Although there are many different technologies that are supporting the adoption of BYOD policies, but these two technologies are providing businesses with some of the necessary tools that are required to overcome the challenges that come with BYOD.
Connectivity and Interoperability
The variety of devices and platforms that BYOD introduces in the IT system’s equation is one of the biggest hurdles and also the key reason that spells BYOD’s success. Users basically hope to connect from a large range of devices that includes smartphones, laptops and tablets, which are running almost all types of operating systems, which also includes Mac OS, Traditional windows and Linux along with the newer varieties on the block in mobile spheres that include Windows mobile, android, iOS and blackberry. In organisations where the workers are required to connect with local networks, VPN is the main key. Channelling into a local area network across VPN basically allows users to access files and simultaneously control the applications running on local machines, which are required for their daily work regardless of the device they are using, its location as long as they have an internet connection.
Security
Security is one of the greatest challenges faced by organizations embracing BYOD. This is basically because it is necessary to ensure that the personal devices aren’t just compromised, which can further pose a security threat to the remaining networks. Implementing BYOD brings with it a number of risks at various steps in the network and there a number of ways through which these risks can and are needed to be addressed. The most important and foremost step that is involved in ensuring the security is to reduce the risk of personal devices that are being compromised in the first place. This should be strictly implemented where employees are bringing their own devices in order to connect to the business LAN. In order to achieve this, there are a number of conditions that have been set up by the organisations, which requires the users to have a specific antivirus and management software installed before it can be allowed onto the network.
Connectivity and Interoperability
The variety of devices and platforms that BYOD introduces in the IT system’s equation is one of the biggest hurdles and also the key reason that spells BYOD’s success. Users basically hope to connect from a large range of devices that includes smartphones, laptops and tablets, which are running almost all types of operating systems, which also includes Mac OS, Traditional windows and Linux along with the newer varieties on the block in mobile spheres that include Windows mobile, android, iOS and blackberry. In organisations where the workers are required to connect with local networks, VPN is the main key. Channelling into a local area network across VPN basically allows users to access files and simultaneously control the applications running on local machines, which are required for their daily work regardless of the device they are using, its location as long as they have an internet connection.
Security
Security is one of the greatest challenges faced by organizations embracing BYOD. This is basically because it is necessary to ensure that the personal devices aren’t just compromised, which can further pose a security threat to the remaining networks. Implementing BYOD brings with it a number of risks at various steps in the network and there a number of ways through which these risks can and are needed to be addressed. The most important and foremost step that is involved in ensuring the security is to reduce the risk of personal devices that are being compromised in the first place. This should be strictly implemented where employees are bringing their own devices in order to connect to the business LAN. In order to achieve this, there are a number of conditions that have been set up by the organisations, which requires the users to have a specific antivirus and management software installed before it can be allowed onto the network.
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