BYOD:  Risks  and  Opportunities  

Presented  by:  Olabode  Olaoke  Compliance  Manager  –  Rack  Centre  

Outline  ! History  of  computers  ! BYOD  Definition  ! Risk  &  Opportunity  Definition  ! BYOD  Trends  ! BYOD  Risks  and  Opportunities  ! Q&A  

Some  History…  50’s   70’s  

90’s   20XY  

BYOD:Defined  

! BYOD  is  a  concept  that  allows  employees  to  utilize  their  personally-­‐owned  technology  devices  to  stay  connected  to,  access  data  from,  or  

complete  tasks  for  their  organizations  .    

-­‐  CIO  Council  Aug  2012  

BYOD…  Some  thoughts  

Risks  &  Opportunities  ! Risk  –  Uncertainty  of  outcome…  

! When  negative  –  Threat  ! When  positive  –  Opportunity  

Embrace  

Resist  

Trends  Before  BYOD  ! Standardization  ! Perimeterization  ! Ownership  ! Restrictions  ! Access  

Divergent  needs  of  IT  and  User  community  

IT  Needs   User  Needs  

Freedom  

Ownership  

Mobility  

Flexibility  

Control  

Security  

Service  &  Support  

BYOD  Devices  

Network  Storage  (including  

cloud  services)  PC’s  and  Macs  

Mobile   Applications   OS’  

Mobile  Network  Connection  

Nigeria  

An  evolution  unnoticed  

Source:  Trustwave  

Mobile  Apps  

1,000,000+ Apps 50,000+ Apps

600,000+ Apps 190,000+ Apps

Others: ???

Some  Statistics…  

Source:  Trustwave  

BYOD  Risks:  Individual  

Privacy  

Device/connectivity  Cost  

Service/Support  

BYOD  Opportunities:  Individual  

Productivity Access Excitement

Flexibility Availability

BYOD  Risks:  Organizations  

Access   Confidentiality   Complexity  

Malware  • Updates  and  Patching  • Jail  broken  apps?  • Anti-­‐malware?  • Applications?  

Legal  and  Regulatory  

Bandwidth  • Capacity  • Licensing?  • Addressing?  

Breach  of  AUP  • Email?  

Data  storage  • Device  • Cloud  • Network  

Authentication  (2  factor?)  OS  (jail  broken?)  Applications  (email  apps?)  

Information  Classification  Information  Handling  

Applications  Legal  (software  licensing)  Content  (look  &  feel)  Compatibility  issues  

Updates  and  Patching  Jail  broken  apps?  Anti-­‐malware?  Applications?  

BYOD  Opportunities:  Organizations  

Productivity   Access   Excitement  

Flexibility  

Lower  Overheads  (device,  support,  licensing,  internet  

connectivity)  

Innovation  

Collaboration   Human  Resource  benefits  

Improved  customer  satisfaction  

Cost  benefits  

Collaboration  Opportunities  

Better  data  oversight  and  control  of  data  flow  

Data  availability  via  cloud  storage  services  

Increased  online  data  

interaction  and  data  access  

Increased  Data  accuracy  

Data  sharing  

Human  Resource  Benefits  

Increased  employee  motivation  

Talent  attraction  

and  employee  retention  

Employee  led  learning  and  development  

Increased  employee  

creativity  and  resourcefulness  

of  employees  would  choose  to  work  from  home  over  pay  rise  

BYOD-­‐er’s  report  having    

What  are  the  REAL  Options?  Reject?   Ignore?   Permit?  

Promote?  Champion?  Liberate  

Have  a  plan   Say  yes   Develop  capability  

Remember…  

Thank  You