Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)--Who Is Running Organizations?

• In Event: SESSION 1C: Information Systems

Abstract

Bringing Your Own Device (BYOD) to the office is a current trend in business. This paper will discuss what BYOD is and why it is a current trend in business. This paper will also look at why BYOD may be a disaster for organizations that adhere to this trend.

“BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is a huge
trend in corporations, hospitals and
universities, where employees and other
users are allowed to access the corporate
network using a wide range of personal
devices. BYOD has wide appeal because
employees value the convenience and ease
of use, while businesses recognize that it
allows their staff to be as productive as
possible. However, the growth in personal
devices being brought into the enterprise
network is also a potential security threat
as well as a huge headache for IT departments
trying to make BYOD work.”

Authors

• James Scott Magruder, Univeristy of Southern Mississippi

• Stanley X. Lewis, Troy University

• Eddy J Burks, Troy University

• Carl Smolinski, Louisiana State University - Shreveport