BYOD is a user-driven movement, not a secure mobile device strategy

06.07.2012

- that have not been provisioned by the corporation.

- Block none of the devices, regardless of their origins (note: I specifically chose this phrase over "enable all devices" as it better expresses the risk involved in letting anything access the network). [Also see: ""]

- Or, control access for some of the devices, granting or blocking access to resources based on need and risk.

BACKGROUND:

Addressing BYOD by itself makes little to no sense as BYOD is not really a business objective, but rather a movement, not to mention a very narrow way of looking at connected systems. Therefore, it seems likely that the BYOD marketing phrase will lose its charm within a few years, if not sooner, leaving us with the real challenge: secure mobility. The real need is to enable secure access to only relevant resources from any and all securely managed devices and locations. In other words, while it's important for organizations to manage device access to their networks, it's even more important to manage what these devices can and can't do while they have access, an approach combining "" (MDM) and "" (MAM).