10 Easy Steps To BYOD To The Work Place

Before going to Introduction I want to tell you that this post is not only for It professionals and also for students to protect their laptops from cyber attacks.Every employee or student want to bring their own devices to the work place. But companies or  universities don't accept to use your own devices because security problems. In 2009 Intel accepted to bring employees personal devices to their work place. Now most of the IT professionals are using their own devices to demonstrate projects or any business deals. To bring your own device to the work place need to Improve your network security system to protect your devices from cyber attacks.

In Corporate companies they establish highly secured network connection, but BYOD (bring your own device) has weakest security among those, to Improve BYOD just follow the below tips that can makes your device secure to access the network.

10 Steps To Follow To Bring Your Own Device To The Work Place

Clear Policy For BYOD Use : If you don't have proper guidelines you are not allowed to use BYOD. So be prepared to sign on the papers that Included terms of use and some conditions according to the organization. If you disobey those terms you should loose BYOD at your work place.

Importance Of BYOD Security : When you are going to use BYOD at work place you need to know about the security flaws of your devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, external storage devices, flash drives etc. It is necessary to update your software and operating systems when upgrades are available.

Security Software : Installing security software which have IT- approved certificate on your device that access the company network. Security software scans apps, updates, newly installed apps, malicious software on websites and also protect you from cyber attacks.

Recommend Strong Passwords : Passwords stands in front line coming to the security strategies. Create strong password means use upper case and lower case letters, along with this use numbers, symbols also. All these helps to strengthen the password, remember that don't create weak password which can be easily guess by the Intruders and also protect your device with password or pin number. Most Importantly don't store the passwords on the device and don't allow websites to remember passwords.

Use Encryption methods : Even though you created strong password sometime It can be decoded. So next level of security is encryption. It converts the plain text into cipher text.simply. It means converting the data into code format that can  only read by authorized users. If you want to use BYOD at work place use encryption.

Choose Proper Device & Operating System : Ask your It company to determine your device and running operating system on It, because some devices and operating systems have less security.

App Policy : No one tell that whether It is good app or bad app. Some free apps available in market may injected with malicious software which causes harm to your device. So before Installing any app check It once whether It is IT approved app or not, that means app can be accessed by company network or not.

Who Else Access Your Device ? : If your device is using for work purpose better to know who can access your device.Company may ask who else access your device. Why because BYOD have higher risk of security breach.

Deactivate Automatic WiFi Connections : When your device is automatically connected to private WiFi connection, It may chance to take advantage on your device by Intruders. These devices are not allowed to work purpose. So deactivate automatic WiFi connection on your device, If you want to use it for work purpose.

Software That can wipe Data In An Emergency : Sometimes laptops and mobile phones are lost/stolen some where at that time you need to wipe out the data regarding to personal and corporate Information to avoid data theft. So you need to Install software that can allow access to the IT Wing to track your device and wipe data in an emergency.

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