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Securing consumer gadgets in the workplace
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news analysis Security issues surrounding the consumerization of IT aren't insurmountable--they can be resolved by putting in place the right policies and technologies.
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richard clayton, western europe, university of cambridge, united kingdom, europe, silicon.com, worklife, jobs and labor, business, computer technology
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news analysis The era when the IT department decided which laptops and phones workers would use in the office is ending: today employers are starting to embrace the idea that staff should be able to use their own laptops and smartphones in the workplace.
As many as a quarter of employers in the United Kingdom run bring-your-own computer schemes, where staff are given allowances or discounts to buy their own computers or phones to use in their day job, while employees in many other organizations will be using their own hardware to access work systems or store company data, whether the CIO likes it or not. Allowing workers to use their personal devices at work has its risks, ranging from letting viruses and data-stealing Trojans inside the corporate network to letting sensitive data out.
Richard Clayton, security researcher at Cambridge University, warned that consumer tech poses a malware threat to businesses, as consumers are often less diligent than corporate IT managers at updating their antivirus suite and patching their software against the latest vulnerabilities.
Read more of "How to secure consumer gadgets in the workplace" at Silicon.com.
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