Think you have a firm grip on the new mobile technology entering the workplace? Think again! The trend toward BYOD, or “bring your own device” to work, continues to grow as employees embrace the new technology to manage both work and private time. But make no mistake, BYOD can leave your business vulnerable if not properly managed and regulated.
The benefits of BYOD in the workplace include increased connectivity, technology cost savings and an upswing in employee productivity when used to take work mobile. The downsides include security risks and new challenges in managing employee access.
Ancero is at the leading edge of this trend, with the recent introduction of a new service to help employers face the changing workplace: “To address these mobility challenges, Ancero [has] partnered with Fiberlink to offer all of the essential functionality for powerful, end-to-end enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution.”
Think your business isn’t ready, or large enough to need these security procedures? Experts are saying that no matter what your business, you’ll need a comprehensive policy for managing BYOD. As more employees bring their own mobile devices to the office and use them for remote work hours, the risk level for businesses will continue to increase in areas such as security and compliance demands.
In a recently published article, Wall Street Technology Association reports that your employees may unknowingly increase your risk for security breaches, simply by trying to get around ineffective IT and management policies. According to the article, “Recent studies have shown that users will attempt to circumvent overly strict mobile policies and that behavior actually increases the likelihood of a security incident.”
Think you can restrict your employees’ usage without a comprehensive management strategy? Maybe not! The experts are also saying employees are getting smarter about how to use their smartphones and other devices in the workplace: “Whether financial institutions are prepared or not, smart phones and tablets are entering the workplace and users are successfully connecting them to corporate VPNs, Wi-Fi and email without the involvement of IT.” Wall Street Technology also makes suggestions for ways to implement and enforce security settings, tying mobile device management to workplace credentials, and establishing a well-known policy with your employees.
Is your business ready to implement a security policy to manage the BYOD trend? Ancero has a simple answer for a common problem – Ancero Air MDM. With this new service, you’ll be able to manage all of your mobile users from a single console – and that includes use of apps! Your business may also take advantage of a free, 30-day trial period to find out how easy it can be to simplify your BYOD device policy, control use and increase management.
And if system integration across platforms is your concern, Ancero can also help with the Cloud Extender service to securely integrate with all major email, calendar and contacts platforms. Learn more here about our integration process.
Don’t wait to respond to the call of accelerating technology and BYOD. Find out what we can do for you today!