
11 Best Practices For BYOD
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 05-03-201311 Best Practices For BYOD
Be Proactive Implement a BYOD policy with key users before they just go ahead and start doing things on their own.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Cover a Wide Variety of Policies Think about HR considerations (employee terminations), legal (compliance) and security (devices with both personal and corporate info).
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Get It in Writing All BYOD employees should sign an acceptable use agreement. No exceptions.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Be Specific About Expenses You must be totally clear on what can be reimbursed and what can't.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Align Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Devices must be prepared for the extraordinary. They should also comply with records management and retention.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Set Priorities If a majority of BYOD professionals use Android, allocate support to those devices first.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Allow Easy Enrollment The whole point is to let you know what devices are being used, by whom.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Pursue Controlled Configuration Internet-enabled configuration should include company e-mail, contacts and calendar all separated from personal areas of devices.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Allow Freedom As long as they're operating within guidelines, users should be able to reset passwords and determine how devices can be wiped clean remotely.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Protect Personal Stuff Admins should be able to see only company-related data on a privately owned device.
11 Best Practices For BYOD
Monitor Data Usage It's required—especially if these costs are reimbursed—to verify that only authorized use is occurring.