ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 Question 64

Topic: System StrategyAlso asked in March 2018

Which of the following is an explanation of BYOD (bring your own device)?

a)Carrying information devices loaned by the company for use in workb)Configuring a usage environment for the personal use of personally-owned information devicesc)Using employees’ personally-owned information devices for workd)Using laptop computers or other devices owned by the company for personal use outside of the company

Explanation

Employees using their own devices for work — BYOD means bringing a personally-owned smartphone, tablet or PC into business use.

Under BYOD the device belongs to the employee and the use is the company's work. The company saves on buying devices and staff use hardware they know, but company data now sits on equipment the company does not own, so BYOD is normally paired with rules and tools such as MDM, device passcodes and remote wipe.

Answer (c)

Why not others:

•(a) — devices loaned by the company for work are ordinary corporate equipment; the ownership is the company's
•(b) — setting up a personal device for personal use involves no work at all
•(d) — company-owned devices used for private purposes is the reverse arrangement (company device, personal use), not BYOD

Key rule: Classify device policies by two questions, who owns the device and what it is used for; BYOD is personal ownership with business use.

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