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Bring Your Device

BYOD program allows people to bring their tablet, phone, or laptop to access business data and applications. It is a policy that allows employees to use their own devices for work-related activities. Those activities include emails, corporate networks, and accessing apps and data. BYOD also allows students to bring their own devices to school or college for use in the classroom. Nowadays, BYOD is a growing trend in which devices owned by itself are used within the enterprise.

Benefits of the BYOD program

• Higher employee satisfaction
• Reduces pressure on support teams
• Boosts employee productivity
• Increases trust between employer and employee
• Easier communication
• Access to new devices and technology
• Decreases operating amount/cost.

There are two types of BYOD - company-owned business only (COBO) and company-owned personally enabled (COPE). These two options for devices generally mean that the employees can access content and data on the company network.

Disadvantages of BYOD

• IT security issues
• It may cause distraction
• It increases stress on the IT business
• High chances of highlighting inequality because not all the students/employees can afford the latest devices/ technology.

In BYOD, viruses and security issues are the main concerns in converting from a business/company issue to a BYOD environment to make security more challenging for ITs. one unsecured device can be harmful to millions of organizations who may become unwilling participants.