{"id":297,"date":"2012-08-24T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T16:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2012-08-24T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T16:03:23","slug":"enjoy-the-small-business-rewards-of-byod-by-eliminating-the-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/enjoy-the-small-business-rewards-of-byod-by-eliminating-the-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy the small business rewards of BYOD by eliminating the risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The case for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is compelling, especially for small business owners. Let\u2019s start with cost savings. BYOD saves you the expense of having to keep up with mobile technology, which continues to evolve. Your employees also are happier and more productive because they have the flexibility to use the mobile devices they want to work from anywhere – even to remotely conduct a video or web conference on a smartphone or tablet using a headset<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Still as companies move to adopt BYOD, many are not addressing cyber security and data loss, both real threats.\u00a0 Coalfire, an IT governance, risk and compliance services company, conducted a BYOD survey <\/a>last month. The responses of 400 individuals across a variety of industries, none in IT, indicate that many companies do not have a policy for mobile device use and setting passwords. \u00a0 Moreover, 49 percent of respondents said that their IT departments have not even discussed mobile\/cyber security with them.<\/p>\n

Key findings of the survey indicated:<\/p>\n