
Do you know that there is 4.55 billion cell phone users today worldwide and among them 1.75 billion users use smartphones? Do you know smart phone users are going to account for more than 60% off mobile users within a year or so? All these data and predictions imply one thing, that is to say the penetration of smartphones is going to play even more bigger role in all spheres of life and business. Besides the positive implications and growth boosting results that increasing use of smart phone is experienced by businesses the security threats and vulnerabilities are also increasing at a rapid pace.
Naturally businesses and industries to exercise better control over the smart phone uses in workplaces are coming with new policies. Bring your own device or BYOD is the new approach to deal with the security threats posed to by smartphone uses in workplaces. For sometime BYOD has become the most preferred solution to deal with the Data security threats that are inevitable with the smart phone using workforce. Is BYOD is the answer to IT security at the present time? Here we would like to enquire this question in detail.