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BYOD Redux – The Policy Solution (Part 2)
In the previous post, I suggested that because mobile devices (smart phones and PDA’s) were not that functionally different in how they process, transmit, and store information than other mobile computing devices like laptops, a separate policy wasn’t necessary. Since data security, confidentiality and integrity concerns were the same as other devices, you should be…
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BYOD Redux – The Policy Dilemma (Part 1)
Employee-owned mobile devices are everywhere, and they’re being used for everything from email to document storage and editing. Proper risk management procedures are defined in your policies, but do you need a separate mobile device policy, or can you simply mention them in the same policy sections that address other portable devices? Or is there…
