{"id":493,"date":"2019-09-05T02:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T02:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catapulttechsolutions.com\/?p=493"},"modified":"2021-12-22T13:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T13:32:19","slug":"4-essential-pieces-to-any-small-business-byod-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catapulttechsolutions.com\/4-essential-pieces-to-any-small-business-byod-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Essential Pieces to Any Small Business BYOD Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, once upon a time, kids at the bus stop didn\u2019t have cell phones and the mobile device strategy of many businesses was typically &#8220;you\u2019ll take what you\u2019re given, refrain from using it for any personal use, and the data may be scrubbed clean whenever we please.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve come a long way. Today, businesses really have no choice but to let employees use personal devices for work purposes. Blurred lines now make it difficult to differentiate between what is professional and what is personal. A company or organization may partially pay for an employee\u2019s tablet computer or smartphone, but that same device is used to upload photos to Facebook or download torrents of this season of Game of Thrones.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, security and privacy issues are a concern since these devices sync to the company network. Larger corporations may be able to hire IT support or produce sophisticated BYOD guidelines for employees to adhere to, but smaller businesses have limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, recent surveys suggest that the small business sector is doing very little to preemptively prepare for potential network security risks that could arise with the use of BYOD devices. This could prove to be disastrous.<\/p>\n<p>The practical reality is that employees are going to use their mobile devices for personal use. However, too many firms have overlooked what this means for their data security.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing a comprehensive BYOD policy right now, rather than when it\u2019s too late, is important. We\u2019ve compiled a list of four items that any business currently building a BYOD strategy must consider.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It must clearly be outlined what specific devices are permitted for work use.<\/li>\n<li>The company\/organization must have the ability to remotely delete company-sensitive data from mobile devices without the device owner\u2019s permission. Remote deletion capabilities are much more refined these days; simplifying the removal of enterprise-related data from devices, while leaving other content like personal photos, contacts, apps and music downloads intact.<\/li>\n<li>Written policies should be put into effect that correspond with terms of use policies and any guidelines pertaining to remote\/telecommuting workers or the sharing of sensitive data. There should be clearly defined consequences for violating any or all policies.<\/li>\n<li>Employee privacy should be discussed within the BYOD policy since employees often use these devices to check personal email, browse or post to Facebook and Twitter feeds, instant message, and store personal documents, photos, music and movie downloads. Employees must understand that employers still have access to the content stored on these devices. Location tracking, which gives employers the ability to locate employees, is also something to discuss since many people don\u2019t necessarily welcome that kind of surveillance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is understandable that BYOD and more mobile employees have some small business owners feeling anxious and nervous. But mobile management tools, periodic conversation, security checks, and research will do wonders when it comes to keeping small businesses safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catapulttechsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catapult Tech Solutions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, once upon a time, kids at the bus stop didn\u2019t have cell phones and the mobile device strategy of many businesses was typically &#8220;you\u2019ll take what you\u2019re given, refrain from using it for any personal use, and the data may be scrubbed clean whenever we please.&#8221; We\u2019ve come a long way.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4 Essential Pieces to Any Small Business BYOD Strategy - 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