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The explosion in development and adoption of smartphones and tablets for both personal and business use in the past two years is both a blessing and a curse to IT departments globally.
Known as the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon, on one hand, there is an opportunity for greatly increased productivity and decreased costs.
===> On the other, there are increased security risks, management issues and even data and device ownership and governance issues. <===
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Ignorance, as those in IT security know, is not bliss.
And, two new studies when viewed together show that consumer ignorance of the consequences of their actions coupled with enterprises' unawareness of their computing environment equal unacceptable risk.
===> Many organizations unduly place themselves at risk by allowing access to their computers by mobile devices used by employees who download apps without understanding their consequences. That doesn't seems like a smart information risk management policy; actually, it doesn't seem like a policy at all. <===
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As ESET's BYOD Infographic shows, BYOD is no LOL matter, bringing with it some serious risks to company networks and data. Based on an ESET Harris Interactive survey.
Another BYOD risk factor is the practice of letting someone else use the device. This could be "just" a family member or friend but it introduces the possibility of that person gaining access to the company network or sensitive company data stored on the device.
===> Furthermore, if this "other person" is not trained in safe computing practices there is a serious risk of them getting the device infected or compromised. <===
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Network Security and More
“Nowadays, you have to have a layer past the firewall that we didn’t have to deal with when we simply said no to user-owned devices,” he says. “Now all of a sudden, you have multiple points of entry at different levels of access, and that requires more diligence.” One key to maintaining adequate security, Knezek and other experts say, is to have multiple networks: one for Wi-Fi traffic, one for district business and for other secure information for teachers and administrators only, and one for students and outside users of the district’s Web site.
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Employees are increasingly using (and demanding to use) their personal devices to store and process their employer's data, and connect to their network...
Even if cost-savings is not the goal, most companies believe that processing of company data on employee personal devices is inevitable and unavoidable. Unfortunately, BYOD raises significant data security and privacy concerns, which can lead to potential legal and liability risk.
Many companies are having to play catch-up to control these risks.
This blogpost identifies and explores some of the key privacy and security legal concerns associated with BYOD, including “reasonable” BYOD security, BYOD privacy implications, and security and privacy issues related to BYOD incident response and investigations.
Take the example of company-owned laptop issued to an employee. When it comes to security, the company can:
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Smartphones may help students become more engaged and interested in lessons.
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The BYOD trend is causing new security concerns for enterprise network and data security administrators.
===> Corporate users (e.g. employees, contractors) are accessing enterprise network and data, and bypassing corporate security controls using their personal Wi-Fi devices. <===
AirTight Networks introduced device fingerprinting techniques in its SpectraGuard Enterprise WIPS and AirTight Cloud Services that provide BYOD security and detection, classification and policy enforcement for smart devices connecting to enterprise networks.
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If you work in IT, you’ve probably been here already. Someone important is proudly clutching a shiny new toy and asking you that vague, difficult question: "Can I use this?". So how do you respond?
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Wondering how to start introducing elements of mLearning (mobile learning) into your language classes?
Here are five ways to do so, starting from simple recognition type activities to more complex project work... Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Learning Activities That Capitalize On The Use of Mobile Devices:
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The BYOD trend has a number of benefits for organizations, but there are also some caveats and pitfalls to consider before embracing it.
Make sure you have a clearly defined policy for BYOD that outlines the rules of engagement and states up front what the expectations are.
You should also lay out
===> minimum security requirements, or even mandate company-sanctioned security tools <===
as a condition for allowing personal devices to connect to company data and network resources.
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Spotlight covers the intersections of technology and education, going behind the research to show how digital media is used in and out of classrooms to expand learning.
“When I talk to colleagues in Finland, they say, how do you filter?” said Jim Klein, director of Information Services and Technology at the Saugus Union School District in Southern California.
“They say, our kids’ filters are in their heads.
You do this by giving them a safe environment to educate themselves instead of sticking your head in the sand and pretending these technologies don’t exist.”
Dodie Ellen Ballard's curator insight,
March 13, 2013 2:44 AM
While this seems to be a struggle for some educational institutions, the policies not only have to be re-written, but the re-write must embrace and not negate the use of technology.
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BYOD is now being trialed at a U.S. school as a pilot program.
Bring your own device (BYOD) schemes remain contentious in both educational and business networks.
In schools, who pays for theft, loss or damage? Can schools force parents to pay for devices as well as the yearly bill of school uniform and text books?
Are parents happy with the prospect of their children taking expensive products in to school, where damage is possible?
Read more...
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Depuis 2009, Cisco a choisi de laisser libres ses collaborateurs de choisir leurs propres outils de communication. Cette décision a été prise afin de répondre aux désirs des employés mais aussi de mieux contrôler les coûts tout en augmentant l’offre de service.
Trois ans après, Yvic Le Scouezec, IT Sr Manager, CISCO tire les enseignements de ce choix s’il rencontre des problèmes au niveau des sauvegardes, il ‘ne reste pas moins que les gains en matière de productivité sont importants.
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This iPad Class For Lawyers Hopes To Settle Tiffs Over BYOD [Interview]Cult of MacOn the front lines of the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) movement, she's created an iPad class approved by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board.
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« Quand le monde du grand public s’invite dans le monde professionnel » Le BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), tendance à fusionner l’utilisation de son (...)...
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BYOD policy coming to a network near you
Many companies will continue to identify the risk of allowing personal devices and computers onto the corporate network as being too great. For example, Cisco research reports that 48% of respondents said their company would never authorise employees to bring their own devices although 57% agreed that some employees use personal devices without consent.
However, this is likely to change. The availability of new tools to help IT administrate and manage devices may overcome some of that initial resistance.
Perhaps the 'consumerisation' of IT, with the ubiquity of smartphones, tablets and laptops, and cloud-based services will provide an ===> irrepressible demand for BYOD policies to be adopted. <===
But whether the drive to consume learning on personal devices comes from within or outside of the corporate firewall, the nature of the demand will continue to diversify and present us with new possibilities and challenges.
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Hi, You probably have seen on my start page these strange squares with black and white dots and squares and were asking yourself, what is this? .
That are QR-Codes who can get used with your smartp...
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Antiviren-Software auf dem PC ist heute so selbstverständlich wie das Schloss an der Haustür – nur bei Smartphones nicht. Wir zeigen, wie Sie Handy-Schädlinge abwehren.
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More and more organizations are opening up their networks with invitations that say BYOD (bring your own device) and seeing everything from iPads to the latest Android gadget walk in their doors.
Sounds like a win-win?
Well, here’s the dilemma—while everyone wants to be more efficient, surprisingly few organizations have policies in place to adequately ===> secure the influx of mobile devices being introduced into the workplace. <===
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One day, fellow teachers will shake their heads at the idea that we once confiscated phones from students, refused to give them the school WIFI password, and required permission to use their own laptops in class.
Gust MEES: "When working with #BYOT and #BYOD, don't forget #itsecurity!
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As many organisations rush to adopt technologies that enable their workforce to be more mobile and satiate user demand that IT support mobile devices, security often becomes an afterthought.
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