34 . Glasgow Business October 2015


Risk of personal devices


Most IT security strategies correctly focus on protecting the perimeter of the company network; the points at which it touches third-party networks and the open Internet. While mobile working has blurred traditional ideas of where this perimeter sits, the rapid rise of ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) culture has punched it full of holes. For a business, the idea of


employees using their own smartphones, laptops and other devices has an obvious appeal, as it saves money while potentially making those employees more productive. Yet the security implications of allowing unknown devices access behind that


protective perimeter are numerous. Alun Borland, director of Glasgow- based IT and security consultants Stratiis, says: “The benefits of BYOD are clear, but businesses must update their policies and practices to account for the associated risks. “Enforcing strict log-in and


authentication procedures, for example, provides boundaries for company network access, while still giving employees the freedom to use their own devices. As we’ve seen in the web services from the likes of Google, Microsoft and many banks, two-layer authentication – in which a second piece of information is required in addition to a password – is swiftly becoming the norm.”


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