BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
TechTarget, Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024
BYOD (bring your own device) is a policy that enables employees in an organization to use their personally owned devices for work-related activities.
Those activities include tasks such as accessing emails, connecting to the corporate network and accessing corporate apps and data. Smartphones are the most common mobile device an employee might take to work, but they also take their own tablets, laptops and USB drives into the workplace.
With more and more people working remotely and using personal devices, it's imperative for companies to execute and enforce BYOD policies. BYOD is not simply to eliminate the need for employees to carry two phones; a BYOD policy is designed to ensure that the employees use strong security practices when connecting to the company network.