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Bring Your Own Devices : The benefits , risks and threats

Mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets being used for work are increasingly prevalent
The number of organisations utilising Bring Your Own Devices ( BYOD ) – allowing employees to use technology to work more flexibly – is on the up . But despite the advantages of this new technology , there are also risks associated with it . Arbor Networks ’ Territory Worker for Sub-Saharan Africa , Bryan Hamman , talks to Intelligent CISO about how businesses can get the best out of this new technology while keeping themselves protected .
rbor Networks has , with many

A peers , been discussing Bring

Your Own Devices ( BYOD ) for more than five years . Bryan Hamman , Arbor Networks ’ Territory Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa , says this trend is not going away and the rise of BYOD has been attributed to many factors , including
the introduction of next generation office workers who don ’ t necessarily do their best at work during office hours or even use traditional devices .
“ Mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets being used for work , and therefore requiring a link to the
company server , are increasingly prevalent ,” he said . “ Salesmen not wanting to risk taking their laptops out of office are using tablets and phones to present in meetings . New technologies have changed the way we interact with businesses in very clear and beneficial ways .
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