An increasing number of companies are granting employees permission to use their own mobile devices. But is this safe?

In the United States, up to 65 million people have smartphones. It is no surprise, then, that companies are encouraging and sometimes pressuring employees to bring their own mobile devices to the office.

What companies may not realize is this practice, commonly referred to as Bring Your Own Device (Byod) use, puts important company information at risk.

Companies face the very real threat that employee smartphones, especially personal iPhones and android phones, are just as susceptible to viruses, technical error, and malfunction.

Without strict measures enforcing iPhone security and iPhone management, pers (more…)