byod: risks and opportunities
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BYOD, as with technology comes with risks and opportunities. Many organisations are embracing it while others are rejecting it. What are the Risks and opportunities? Should you be adopting BYOD or not?TRANSCRIPT
BYOD: Risks and Opportunities
Presented by: Olabode Olaoke Compliance Manager – Rack Centre
Outline ! History of computers ! BYOD Definition ! Risk & Opportunity Definition ! BYOD Trends ! BYOD Risks and Opportunities ! Q&A
Some History… 50’s 70’s
90’s 20XY
BYOD:Defined
! BYOD is a concept that allows employees to utilize their personally-‐owned technology devices to stay connected to, access data from, or
complete tasks for their organizations .
-‐ CIO Council Aug 2012
BYOD… Some thoughts
Risks & Opportunities ! Risk – Uncertainty of outcome…
! When negative – Threat ! When positive – Opportunity
Embrace
Resist
Trends Before BYOD ! Standardization ! Perimeterization ! Ownership ! Restrictions ! Access
Divergent needs of IT and User community
IT Needs User Needs
Freedom
Ownership
Mobility
Flexibility
Control
Security
Service & Support
BYOD Devices
Network Storage (including
cloud services) PC’s and Macs
Mobile Applications OS’
Mobile Network Connection
Nigeria
An evolution unnoticed
Source: Trustwave
Mobile Apps
1,000,000+ Apps 50,000+ Apps
600,000+ Apps 190,000+ Apps
Others: ???
Some Statistics…
Source: Trustwave
BYOD Risks: Individual
Privacy
Device/connectivity Cost
Service/Support
BYOD Opportunities: Individual
Productivity Access Excitement
Flexibility Availability
BYOD Risks: Organizations
Access Confidentiality Complexity
Malware • Updates and Patching • Jail broken apps? • Anti-‐malware? • Applications?
Legal and Regulatory
Bandwidth • Capacity • Licensing? • Addressing?
Breach of AUP • Email?
Data storage • Device • Cloud • Network
Authentication (2 factor?) OS (jail broken?) Applications (email apps?)
Information Classification Information Handling
Applications Legal (software licensing) Content (look & feel) Compatibility issues
Updates and Patching Jail broken apps? Anti-‐malware? Applications?
BYOD Opportunities: Organizations
Productivity Access Excitement
Flexibility
Lower Overheads (device, support, licensing, internet
connectivity)
Innovation
Collaboration Human Resource benefits
Improved customer satisfaction
Cost benefits
Collaboration Opportunities
Better data oversight and control of data flow
Data availability via cloud storage services
Increased online data
interaction and data access
Increased Data accuracy
Data sharing
Human Resource Benefits
Increased employee motivation
Talent attraction
and employee retention
Employee led learning and development
Increased employee
creativity and resourcefulness
of employees would choose to work from home over pay rise
BYOD-‐er’s report having
What are the REAL Options? Reject? Ignore? Permit?
Promote? Champion? Liberate
Have a plan Say yes Develop capability
Remember…
Thank You