The inevitable byod revolution

摘要

The Bring Your Own Device revolution is upon us, and it seems inevitable that the rank and file will be making the decisions about what they will be using to access the corporate network. Depending on whose numbers you take at face value, anywhere upward of 75 per cent of companies are allowing employees to use personal devices to access the corporate store. Consumerizaton of enterprise IT is a burgeoning trend, argu ably fostered by the introduction of Apple Inc.'s iPhone in 2007. IT was cool, it was accessible, and despite the fact that it was a security risk waiting to hap pen, employees and execs alike insisted on having it connected to the corporate web. The iPhone's security posture has improved since then, with support for Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange platform being a turning point.