Keen Aalladdaada (BYOD)^{(Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program)} waxay leedahay faa'iidooyin iyo faa'iidooyin u gaar ah. Maqaalkan, oo ah kii ugu horreeyay ee taxanaha saddexda maqaal - wuxuu ka hadlayaa wanaagga iyo xumaanta BYOD . Labada maqaal ee kale waxay ka shaqeeyaan inay abuuraan siyaasad ku habboon BYOD oo ay ogaadaan khaladaadka si looga fogaado inta lagu jiro hirgelinta. Inta aanan u gudbin ka hadalka faa'iidooyinka BYOD iyo xumaantiisa, aan eegno sida nidaamka loo hirgeliyo.

Waa maxay Keen Aalladdaada^(BYOD) ama BYOD^(Device)

Keen nidaamka Aalladdaada^{(Own Device)} ayaa jiray in muddo ah waxana uu sii xoogaysanayaa iyadoo ganacsiyo badan oo badan ay doorteen nidaamka. Marka loo eego qaab dhismeedka BYOD , shaqaaluhu waxay isticmaalaan aaladaha mobilada ee u oggolaanaya:

1. U isticmaal qalab isku mid ah isticmaalka shakhsi ahaaneed iyo xafiiska
2. Ka shaqee meel kasta

Waxaan u kala saari karaa BYOD laba qaybood oo kala duwan: (a) Midda kowaad waa halka ay shirkaduhu u ogolaadaan isticmaalka aaladaha ay shaqaaluhu leeyihiin iyo (b) kan labaad oo ay shirkaduhu u soo iibiyaan mobaylada shaqaalaha. Xaalad kasta, hirgelintu wax yar bay ka duwanaan doontaa. Tusaale ahaan, haddii shirkadu ay bixinayso aaladda, waxay u badan tahay inay xannibi doonto rakibaadda waxyaabaha ka jeedinaya: Angry Birds, tusaale ahaan. Sidoo kale, shirkadu waxay isticmaali kartaa software sir ah si ay u aragto waxaad ku samaynaysay qalabka. Dabcan, waxay u oggolaan doonaan isticmaalka gaarka ah ee qalabka laakiin taasi waxay noqon doontaa wax yar oo xaddidan.

Si fudud loo dhigo, BYOD waa nidaam ay shaqaaluhu sitaan qalab mobile oo ay u isticmaali karaan inay ka shaqeeyaan meel kasta (iyaga oo isticmaalaya xafiiska VPN inta badan).^{(Simply put, BYOD is a system where employees carry a mobile device that they can use to work from anywhere (using the office VPN in most cases).)}

Faa'iidooyinka BYOD

Waxa ugu horreeya ee maskaxda ku soo dhaca marka laga hadlayo BYOD , waa kaydinta kharashka qaabab kala duwan. Inta badan, waxaanu u qaadanaynaa inaad hore u leedahay aaladda mobaylka oo ay shirkaddaadu dib u habaynayso isticmaalka ganacsiga. Haddi ay taasi dhacdo, ganacsigu waxa uu ku badbaadiyaa iibsashada qalabka.

Ilaa hadda, dhaqanka adeegsiga aaladaha jira ee shaqaaluhu aad uma hirgelin. Hase yeeshe^(Rather) , shirkaduhu waxay iibsadaan aaladaha mobilada, habeeyaan oo siiyan shaqaalaha - markaa, shaqaaluhu waxay ka faa'iideysanayaan laba siyaabood oo soo socda:

1. Waxay ku xidhmaan internetka^(Internet) iyagoo isticmaalaya xafiiska VPN si ay u badbaadiyaan kharashka internetka ;^(Internet)
2. Waxay ka shaqayn karaan meel kasta iyagoo isticmaalaya qalab isku mid ah ganacsiga iyo isticmaalka shakhsi ahaaneed labadaba. Tani waxay ka fududaynaysaa inay sitaan wax ka badan hal qalab mobile si ay u isticmaalaan shakhsi ahaan. Arrimo laga yaabo inay ka cadhaysiiyaan shaqaalaha ayaa halkan ka soo bixi doona. Waxaan uga hadli doonaa arrimahan si xun u isticmaalka nidaamka BYOD ganacsiyada.

Maadaama shaqaaluhu meel kasta ka shaqayn karaan, guud ahaan wax soo saarka ayaa kordha. Shaqaalaha aan iman karin xafiiska cimilo xumo ama taraafig awgeed, waxay ka shaqayn karaan guriga ama meel kale. Tani waxay badbaadisaa maqnaanshaha shaqaalaha taasoo haddii kale horseedi karta dib u dhac ku yimaada mashaariicda. Haddii ay dhacdo in shaqaaluhu u baahdo inuu goor hore ka tago xafiiska, waxay hadhow dabooli karaan shaqada sugaysa. Tusaale ahaan, haddii shaqaaluhu ballan leeyahay, isaga/iyadu goor hore ayay bixi karaan, la kulmi karaan dhakhtarka, guriga aadi karaan oo ka shaqayn karaan halkaas si ay u dhammaystiraan yoolalka maalinta.

BYOD sidoo kale waxay u adeegtaa sidii meel wax lagu iibiyo. Dadku waxay door bidaan inay la shaqeeyaan shirkado u oggolaanaya hal qalab mobile labadaba ganacsi iyo shakhsi ahaanba. Haddii ay tahay goobta shaqada ee soo jireenka ah, waxaa laga yaabaa in aan dadka loo oggolaan in ay qalabkooda gaarka ah ku qaataan gudaha xafiiska. Waxa aan arkay goobo shaqo oo aanay xataa u ogolaanayn telefoonnada gacanta ee shaqaalaha. Taas, marka la barbardhigo awood u yeelashada isticmaalka hal qalab labadaba shaqada shakhsi ahaaneed iyo ganacsiga, waa damin weyn. Si kale haddii loo dhigo, shirkadaha leh nidaam adag oo BYOD ah ayaa u muuqda inay soo jiitaan shaqaale wanaagsan.

Akhri^(Read) : Keen Qalabkaaga Dejinta iyo Dejinta Windows 10 .

Khasaaraha BYOD

Mar labaad, kan ugu horreeya waa qodobka kharashka. Ilaa ay shirkadu aaminsan tahay in ay u ogolaato shaqaalaha qalabkooda ganacsi ee jira, waxay lacag ku bixin doonaan soo iibinta qalabka. Ku darso, isticmaalka internetka^(Internet) ee ujeedooyinka gaarka ah waxay kordhin doontaa oo kaliya kharashka. Weli, sababtoo ah waxaa jira faa'iidooyin kale oo ku xiran sida dhaqdhaqaaqa iyo wax soo saarka wanaagsan, shirkadaha badankood waxay u wareegayaan nidaamyada BYOD .

Shaqaalaha, daminta waxay noqon kartaa xannibaado la saaray qalabka. Weli lama kulmin shaqaale kasta oo yidhaahda ururadu waxay mamnuucaan rakibaadda shakhsi ahaaneed ee jawiga BYOD . Weli, siyaasadda ururka waxa laga yaabaa inay gaadho heerka ay ku odhanayso MAYA ciyaaraha iyo mareegaha qaarkood.

Sababta kale ee welwelka ku haysa shaqaalaha waa sirnimadooda. Haddii ay isticmaalaan Facebook , Twitter , ama wax la mid ah, shirkadu waxay awood u yeelan kartaa inay ogaadaan aqoonsiga gelitaanka. Shakhsi ahaan, ma rumaysni in guryaha shirkadu ay sidaas ugu fogaan doonaan khiyaamada laakiin suurtogalnimada ayaa jirta. Arrin kale ayaa ah in la duubo ama la galiyo ficillada shaqaalaha ee aaladda taasoo laga yaabo inay bixiso macluumaadka aysan doonayn inay cid la wadaagaan. Tusaale ahaan waxaa laga yaabaa in loo isticmaalo qalabka si loo soo dejiyo filim burcad-badeed ah.

Walaaca ugu badan ee laga dooday ama xumaanta nidaamyada BYOD waa amniga xogta shirkadda. Dabcan, shaqaaluhu waxay heli karaan qayb ka mid ah oo keliya, laakiin qaybtaas ayaa laga yaabaa inay weli ku filnaato inay siiso macluumaadka muhiimka ah kuwa kale - iyagoo og ama miyir la'aan. Waa inay jirtaa siyaasad sax ah oo ku saabsan waxa shaqaaluhu la wadaagi karaan kuwa kale iyo sidoo kale siyaasad bixitaan wanaagsan: in la fuliyo marka shaqaaluhu ka tago shirkadda. Ikhtiyaarka wanaagsan wuxuu noqon karaa in dhammaan xogta ganacsiga lagu wareejiyo kombuyuutar kale oo laga gooyo faylasha xogta qalabka shaqaalaha.

Keen Siyaasadda Qalabkaaga

Si BYOD looga dhigo mid guulaysta, waa inaad lahaataa siyaasad wanaagsan oo BYOD ah. Ma jiro wax la yiraahdo siyaasadda BYOD ee qumman . Kaliya waxaad sii wadeysaa inaad isbedel ku sameyso siyaasadda - sida tignoolajiyadu u socoto - si aad u ilaaliso xogta.

#1 Educate the Employees

Haddii aad ka fekereyso hirgelinta BYOD ama aad horey u fulisay, qaado wakhti si aad u fahamto shaqaalaha nidaamka inuu ku habboon yahay shaqaalaha iyo loo shaqeeyaha labadaba. Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad u sheegto sida loo ilaaliyo aaladda iyada oo lagu ilaalinayo cusbooneysiinta ugu dambeysay iyo dhejisyada nidaamka hawlgalka iyo qalabka ay ku isticmaalayaan aaladahooda moobaylka. Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad u sheegto wax ku saabsan suurtogalnimada inay xogta daadato iyo sida ay u burburin karto dadaalka ururka. Waxaad u baahan tahay inaad caddayso in sirta xogta ururka aan la carqaladayn karin.

#2 What all Platforms To Allow

Uma ogolaan kartid isticmaalayaashu inay doortaan wax ku saabsan goob kasta. Haddii ururadaadu aysan ku shaqeyn karin nidaam gaar ah sida iOS, waa inaad u sheegtaa shaqaalahaaga in dadka dooranaya iOS aysan ka qayb qaadan karin barnaamijka BYOD .

Habka ka wanaagsan, waxaad siin kartaa liis ah laba saddex goobood oo la aqbali karo oo ku filan inay bixiyaan ururka iyo shaqaalaha labadaba. Taasi waxay keenaysaa xoogaa joogto ah si aadan u shaqaaleysiin dad IT dheeraad ah si ay u xalliyaan aaladaha.

#3 Non-Disclosure Agreement

Samee shaqaaluhu inay saxeexaan NDA si ay saameyn ugu yeelato halkaasoo aysan la wadaagi karin xogta shirkadda cid saddexaad. Ka dhig inay ka warqabaan injineernimada bulshada oo baro hababka ay xogta ku hayaan.

#4 Logging & Responsibility

Tani waa muhiim xitaa haddii shaqaaluhu diidaan. Gelida dhacdooyinka waxay kaa caawin kartaa inaad ogaato haddii qof shaqaale ah uu ku jiray hawlo sharci darro ah sida soo dejinta filimada budhcad-badeedda. Xaaladdan oo kale, waxaad sidoo kale u baahan tahay inaad u sheegto shaqaalaha inay mas'uul ka yihiin haddii qof uu sheeganayo waxyeello ee uusan ahayn ururka. Qodobkani waa muhiim maadaama dadku inta badan ay ku noqdaan habab ka jaban shay ama wax kale. Oo maadaama ay tahay qofka shaqaalaha ah ee isticmaalaya aaladda iyo sababtoo ah waxay ahayd shaqaaluhu horay u sii socday, dheh, soo dejiso filim burcad-badeed ah, ururka laguma soo oogi doono wax dembi ah.

#5 Tracking and Remote Deletion of Data

Arrin kale oo muhiim ah marka la abuurayo siyaasad wanaagsan oo BYOD ah, la socodka aaladda mobilada ayaa ah mid aad u badan oo loogu talagalay badbaadada xogta ururka iyo INAAN^(NOT) la ogaanin waxa shaqaaluhu ku sugan yahay. Qalabka moobilka waxa uu u baahan yahay in lagu rakibo nooc ka mid ah arji u ogolaanaya in meel fog laga tirtiro HDD . Tani waxay ku caawinaysaa marka:

1. Shaqaale waa lumin aaladda
2. Shaqaaluhu wuu ka tagayaa shaqada wuxuuna u gudbayaa urur ay iska soo horjeedaan

Suurtagalnimada in shaqaale la xanaaqo uu si bareer ah u bixiyo macluumaadka waa jirtaa, heshiiska NDA waa inuu awood u yeeshaa inuu taas ilaaliyo. Wax yar ka dhig sheegashada waxyeelada si aad uga hortagto wadaagga ula kac ah ee xogta.

Tallaabooyinka kale ee kaa caawinaya inaad dejiso siyaasad habboon oo BYOD ah, waxaa ka mid ah

1. Diiwaangelinta ciwaannada MAC ee aaladaha - Tani waxay gacan ka geysaneysaa xannibista isku xirka sharci darrada ah ee shabakadda shirkadda
2. Hantidhawrka Shabakadda - Ka hubi^{(Network – Check)} shabakada wixii dayacan ee suurtogalka ah oo hubi tirada aaladaha ku xidhan. Sidan, waxaad awoodi doontaa inaad ku ogaato haddii qalab aan la oggolayn uu isku dayo xidhiidh.
3. Samee daruur shirkadeed si isticmaalayaasha meelaha fog ka shaqaynaya ay u kaydin karaan alaabta meel la wadaago halkii ay ku xidhi lahaayeen shabakadaada marar badan. Taasi waxay hoos u dhigi doontaa fursadaha jebinta amniga boqolkiiba wax weyn. Waxay noqon kartaa wax kasta oo u oggolaanaya kaydinta, iskaashiga, iyo sirta.

Xalka BYOD & Khaladaadka

#1 Employee Education

Hel qof yaqaana gudaha iyo dibedda BYOD^(BYOD) : arrimaha amniga, arrimaha iswaafajinta iyo ugu muhiimsan dhamaantood - qaybta injineernimada bulshada. Waxay ahaan lahayd fikrad wanaagsan haddii aad siin karto shaqaale kasta buug-gacmeedka siyaasaddaada BYOD oo ay la socoto faahfaahinta qofka lala xiriirinayo haddii ay dhibaato dhacdo. Waxaad isticmaali kartaa nuxurka warbaahinta badan si aad u muujiso hanjabaadaha suurtagalka ah (soojeedin, muuqaalo, iwm.) si shaqaale kastaa u fahmo siyaasadda.

Waa inaad iyaga xasuusisaan. Tababar hal-mar ah^{(One-Time-Training)} kuma filna. Waxaad dhab ahaantii abuuri kartaa kulamo tababar oo hoos yimaada magaca " Jawaab celin & Baahiyaha^(Needs) Shaqaalaha BYOD " Waxaad ku adkeyn kartaa qodobada muhiimka ah oo aad waydiisan kartaa jawaab celin/dhibaatooyin ay shaqaaluhu ku wajahayaan nidaamka. Taasi waxay u adeegi doontaa laba ujeedo - waxaad heli doontaa inaad dib u dhigto qodobada aasaasiga ah laakiin muhiimka ah ee siyaasadda waxaadna isticmaali kartaa jawaab-celinta si aad u hagaajisid oo aad uga dhigto mid ka mid ah xalalka BYOD ee ugu fiican.

#2 Restricting BYOD To Certain Device Models

Dhammaanteen waan ognahay suuqa mobilada oo si xawli ah isu beddelaya. Moodooyinka cusub^(Newer) ayaa si isdaba joog ah u soo baxa shaqaaluhuna waxay rabaan inay iibsadaan qalab ka wanaagsan. Laakiin haddii codsiyada ururadu ay ku socon waayaan qaabka cusub, shaqaaluhu way niyad jabi karaan. Mid ka mid ah ikhtiyaari waa in la abuuro apps ka dhigaya isticmaalka daruur-sida Azure iyo Microsoft 365 kuwaas oo ku shaqeyn doona ku dhawaad ​​dhammaan noocyada moodooyinka. Isticmaalka iyo hirgelinta abka guud sida Dropbox , OneDrive , iwm. ee kaydinta fog iyo wada-shaqeynta waqtiga-dhabta ah waxay ku siin doontaa kor u qaadida siyaasaddaada BYOD .

Haddii aad rabto in shaqaaluhu adeegsadaan apps ay nashqadaysay waaxda IT-ga ganacsiga, hubi in apps-ku ay ku habboon yihiin dhammaan aaladaha waaweyn (nidaamka hawlgalka) ee loo heli karo aaladaha mobilada. Markaa, waxaad bixin doontaa tas-hiilaad ku shaqayn kara ku dhawaad ​​nooc kasta oo qalab ah intii aad ku xaddidi lahayd noocyada aaladaha qaarkood inkasta oo ay u hanqal-taagayaan talefanka cusub ee Windows -ka oo lagu sii daayay xamaasad badan.

#3 Don’t Forget Migrating Process

Marka habka kore ee isticmaalka apps-ka guud, aad uma adkeyd in laga guuro qalabkii hore una guuro kan cusub. Weli, ku dar shay ka caawinaya u wareejinta xogta aaladaha cusub (haddii lagu kaydiyo gudaha) ka dibna tirtir qalabkii hore. Inta badan, dadku waxay u haystaan ​​qalabkoodii hore si caadi ah (aan ilaalinayn) qaarna waxaa laga yaabaa inay isku dayaan inay iska iibiyaan. Labada xaaladoodba, waa inaad heshaa xogta ganacsiga ee la tirtiray ka hor inta uusan soo qaadin qof ka baxsan ururka.

#4 Not Including Erase Clause Is a Huge Mistake

Halka qodobka 3 uu ka hadlay qalabkii hore, qodobkani wuxuu la xiriiraa aaladaha cusub. Way adkaan doontaa in shaqaaluhu ku heshiiyaan qodobka. U sheeg inay dani ugu jirto. Haddi ay meel dhigaan aaladda ama ay u guuraan shirkad kale, waaxdaada IT-ga waa inay awood u leedahay inay meel fog ka tirtirto xogta qalabka shaqaalaha.

Si fudud uma sii wadi kartid oo ma tirtiri kartid xogta sababtoo ah shaqaaluhu wuxuu garaaci karaa maxkamadaha. Suurtagalnimadani waxay lama huraan ka dhigeysaa in qodobka lagu daro heshiiska BYOD si xitaa haddii aad xogta meel fog ka masaxdo, laguguma qaadin mas'uuliyadda.

#5 Responsibility For Illegal Usage

Waa in ay jirtaa siyaasad cad oo meesha ka saaraysa ururka haddii shaqaaluhu u isticmaalo qalabkiisa wax-soo-dejineed sharci-darro ah iwm.

#6 Forgetting About Upgrades

Waxaa la og yahay in tignoolajiyadu ay sii socoto horumarka. Sidaas awgeed, waaxdaada IT-ga waxay u baahan tahay inay ka dhigto barnaamijyadooda iyo waxyaalaha kale ee la jaan qaadi kara tignoolajiyada cusub ee habsocodyada la ilaaliyo oo siman. Qalabka mobaylada qalabkooda iyo nidaamka qalliinka waxa laga yaabaa inay sidoo kale duugoobaan si aanay apps-ka ururku si fiican ugu shaqayn aaladaha jira.

Xalka BYOD ee ugu fiican waxaa ka mid ah qodob ku qasbaya shaqaalaha inay cusboonaysiiyaan aaladahooda mobaylada marka tignoolajiyadu ay u baahan tahay qalab ka wanaagsan ama nidaamka hawlgalka. Haddii shaqaaluhu aysan u cusboonaysiin karin dhibaatooyinka dhaqaale, ururku wuxuu siin karaa qalab ku habboon ama ka sii fiican, siiya deyn si ay u iibsadaan tignoolajiyada ugu dambeeyay. Tani waxay ka dhigi doontaa shaqaalaha farxad iyo daacadnimo. Tani waxay u tarjumaysaa wax soo saar wanaagsan.

Kuwa kore waa qaar ka mid ah khaladaadka muhiimka ah ee aan ku aqoonsan karo hirgelinta siyaasad wanaagsan oo BYOD ah. Hadii aad u malaynayso in aan wax iga maqnaa, fadlan faallo ka bixi oo nala wadaag.^{(The above are some critical mistakes I could identify in implementing a good BYOD policy. If you think I missed anything, please comment and share with us.)}

Hadda akhri: ^{(Now read:)} Waa maxay Keen Shabakaddaada ama BYON?^{(What is Bring Your Own Network or BYON?)}

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Advantages, Best Practices, etc.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program has its own advantages and disadvantages. This article, the first in the three article series – talks about the good and bad of BYOD. The other two articles work to create a proper BYOD policy and find out mistakes to avoid while implementing it. Before proceeding to talk about the benefits of BYOD and its negatives, let us check out how the system is implemented.

What is Bring Your Own Device or BYOD

Bring Your Own Device system has been around for a while and is gaining momentum as more and more businesses opt for the system. Under the BYOD structure, employees use mobile devices that allow them to:

1. Use the same device for personal and office use
2. Work from anywhere

I can classify BYOD into two distinct categories: (a) the first one is where companies allow usage of employee-owned devices and (b) the second one where companies buy mobile devices for the employees. In each case, the implementation will differ slightly. For example, if the company is providing the device, it probably will block installations of things that are distracting: Angry Birds, for example. Also, the company may use secret software to see what you have been doing on the device. Of course, they will allow private use of the devices but that will be a little restricted.

Simply put, BYOD is a system where employees carry a mobile device that they can use to work from anywhere (using the office VPN in most cases).

BYOD Advantages

The first thing that comes to mind when talking about BYOD, is cost savings in different forms. In most cases, we assume you already own a mobile device and your company reconfigures it for business use. If that is the case, the business saves on buying the devices.

As of now, the practice of using employees’ existing devices is not much implemented. Rather, companies themselves buy the mobile devices, configure it and give them to the employees – in which case, the employees benefit in the following two ways:

1. They connect to the Internet using the office VPN thereby saving on the Internet costs;
2. They can work from anywhere using the same device for both business and personal uses. This relieves them from carrying more than one mobile device for personal use. Issues will arise here that might irk employees. We will talk about these issues in the negatives of using the BYOD system in businesses.

Since the employees can work from anywhere, the overall productivity increases. Employees who might not make it to the office due to bad weather or traffic, can work from home or anywhere else. This saves on employees’ absence that would otherwise lead to delay in projects. In case an employee needs to leave the office early, they can later cover the pending work. For example, if an employee has an appointment, s/he can leave early, meet the doctor, go home and work from there to complete the day’s targets.

BYOD also serves as a selling point. People prefer to work with companies that allow a single mobile device for both business and personal uses. If it is the traditional workplace, people may not be allowed to take their personal devices inside the office. I have seen workplaces where they do not allow even employees’ cellphones inside. That, compared to being able to use a single device for both personal and business work, is a big turn-off. In other words, companies with a solid BYOD system in place tend to attract better employees.

Read: Bring Your Own Device Setup and Settings in Windows 10.

BYOD Disadvantages

Again, the first one is the cost factor. Unless the company believes in allowing employees’ existing devices for business, they will be spending money on buying the equipment. Add to it, the usage of the Internet for personal purposes will only increase the spending. Still, because there are other benefits attached such as mobility and better productivity, most companies are shifting to BYOD systems.

For the employee, the turn-offs could be restrictions placed on the device. I am yet to come across any employee who says organizations prohibit personal installations in the BYOD atmosphere. Still, the organization’s policy might go to the extent of saying NO to games and certain websites.

Another cause of concern for employees is their privacy. If they use Facebook, Twitter, or something similar, the company may be able to know the login credentials. Personally, I do not believe corporate houses will go that far on snooping but the possibilities exist. Another aspect is recording or logging employee actions on the device that may give out information they won’t want to share with anyone. An example could be using the device to download a pirated movie.

The most argued concern or the negatives of BYOD systems is the security of the company’s data. Of course, the employees can access only a part of it but that part might still be enough to give out important information to others – knowingly or unconsciously. There should be a proper policy as to what the employees can share with others as well as a good exit policy: to be implemented when the employee leaves the company. A good option would be to transfer all the business data to another computer and shred the data files from the employees’ devices.

Bring Your Own Device Policy

To make BYOD successful, you should have a good BYOD policy in place. There is no such thing as the perfect BYOD policy. You just keep on making changes to the policy – as technology progresses – to keep the data secure.

#1 Educate the Employees

If you are considering BYOD implementation or have already implemented it, take time to make the employees understand the system is for convenience to both the employee and employer. You need to tell them how to keep the device protected with the latest updates and patches for the operating system and hardware they are using on their mobile devices. You need to tell them about the possibility of data leaks and how it can ruin the organization’s efforts. You need to make it clear that privacy of an organization’s data cannot be compromised.

#2 What all Platforms To Allow

You cannot let users select just about any platform. If your organizations cannot run on any specific operating system such as iOS, you have to tell your employees that people opting for iOS cannot participate in the BYOD program.

In a better method, you can give them a list of two three platforms that are acceptable and are good enough to provide for both the organization and employees. That would bring in some consistency so that you do not have to hire additional IT people to troubleshoot the devices.

#3 Non-Disclosure Agreement

Make the employees sign an NDA to an effect where they cannot share company data with any third party. Make them aware of social engineering and teach them methods to keep the data under lock.

#4 Logging & Responsibility

This is important even if the employees object. Logging the events can help you identify if any employee has been engaging in illegal activities such as downloading pirated movies. In this case, you also need to tell the employees that they will be responsible if anyone claims damages and not the organization. This clause is important as people often revert to cheaper methods for something or the other. And since it is the employee using the device and because it was the employee who went ahead to, say, download a pirated movie, the organization will not be charged with any offense.

#5 Tracking and Remote Deletion of Data

Another important aspect when creating a good BYOD policy, tracking the mobile device is more for the safety of the organization’s data and NOT to know what the employee is up to. The mobile device needs to be equipped with some sort of application that allows remote deletion of HDD. This is helpful when:

1. An employee loses the device
2. An employee leaves the job and moves on to a rival organization

The possibility of an irked employee giving away information deliberately exists, and the NDA agreement should be able to take care of that. Keep the damage claims a little higher to prevent the deliberate sharing of data.

Among other measures that help you to formulate a proper BYOD policy, are

1. Registering the MAC addresses of devices – This helps in blocking illegal connections to the corporate network
2. Auditing the Network – Check the network for any possible vulnerabilities and keep a check on the number of devices connecting to it. This way, you will be able to know if any unauthorized devices attempt a connection.
3. Create a company cloud so that users who are working remotely can store things to the common shared space instead of plugging into your network again and again. That will reduce the chances of a security breach by a significant percentage. It can be anything that allows storage, collaboration, and encryption.

BYOD Solutions & Mistakes

#1 Employee Education

Get a person who knows the ins and outs of BYOD: the security issues, compatibility issues and most important of them all – the social engineering part. It would be a good idea if you can provide each employee with a handbook of your BYOD policy along with details of the person to contact in case of problems. You can use multimedia content to illustrate possible threats (presentations, videos, etc.) so that every employee understands the policy.

You have to keep them reminding. One-Time-Training would not suffice. You can actually create training sessions under the name of “Feedback & Needs of BYOD Employees”. You can stress the important points and ask for feedback/problems the employees are facing in the system. That will serve two purposes – you get to replug the basic but important points of the policy and you can use the feedback to improve and make it one of the best BYOD solutions.

#2 Restricting BYOD To Certain Device Models

We all know the mobile market that keeps on changing fast. Newer models come out too frequently and employees would want to buy a better device. But if the organizations’ applications do not run on the new model, the employees may be frustrated. One option is to create apps that make use of cloud-like Azure and Microsoft 365 that will run on almost all types of models. Using and implementing generic apps like Dropbox, OneDrive, etc. for remote storage and real-time collaboration will give a boost to your BYOD policy.

If you want the employees to use apps designed by the business IT department, make sure the apps are compatible with all major devices (operating systems) available for mobile devices. Thus, you will be offering facilities that can run on almost any device model rather than restrict them to certain device models even though they are craving for that new Windows phone released with much fanfare.

#3 Don’t Forget Migrating Process

When the above method of using generic apps, it is not much difficult to migrate from the older device to the new one. Still, include something that helps in transferring data to newer devices (if stored locally) and then wiping out the previous device. More than often, people keep their old devices casually (unprotected) and some might try to sell them away. In both cases, you have to get the business data erased before they are picked up by someone outside the organization.

#4 Not Including Erase Clause Is a Huge Mistake

While point 3 talked about old devices, this point is related to new devices. It will be hard to get employees to agree on the point. Tell them it is for their own benefit. If they misplace the device or move to another company, your IT department should be able to remotely wipe out the data on employees’ devices.

You can’t simply go ahead and wipe out data as the employee may knock courts. This possibility makes it necessary to include the clause in the BYOD agreement so that even if you erase the data remotely, you are not to be held responsible.

#5 Responsibility For Illegal Usage

There should be a clear policy that absolves the organization if the employee uses his/her device for illegal downloads etc.

#6 Forgetting About Upgrades

It is a known fact that technology keeps on evolving. Accordingly, your IT department needs to make their apps and other things compatible with the newer technology for smooth and protected processes. The mobile devices’ hardware and operating system may too get obsolete in a way that the organizational apps might not run properly on the existing devices.

The best BYOD solutions include a clause that forces employees to upgrade their mobile devices when technology demands better hardware or operating system. If the employees can’t upgrade due to financial problems, the organization can offer them a compatible device or better still, offer them a loan to buy the latest technology. This will make employees happy and loyal. This translates to better production.

The above are some critical mistakes I could identify in implementing a good BYOD policy. If you think I missed anything, please comment and share with us.

Now read: What is Bring Your Own Network or BYON?

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