IPA IP 2022 Question 17

A question IPA Japan published in 令和4年度 ITパスポート試験公開問題問17, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.

Which of the following is an appropriate example of BYOD?

a)Using a smartphone lent by the company for private purposes during working hoursb)Using a smartphone lent by the company for businessc)Using a privately owned smartphone whose use the company has permitted, for businessd)Using a privately owned smartphone for private purposes during working hours

Explanation

A privately owned smartphone, permitted by the company, used for business — BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device.

Under BYOD, employees use their own smartphones, tablets or PCs in the company's business operations, with the company's permission and under its rules. Two things must both hold: the device belongs to the employee, and it is used for work. The company saves on buying devices but must protect business data on equipment it does not own, with measures such as device registration, MDM, screen locks and remote wipe.

Answer (c)

Why not others:

•(a) — the device is the company's, and the use is private: the opposite of BYOD on both counts, and a misuse of company equipment
•(b) — business use of a company-lent device is the ordinary arrangement, not bringing one's own
•(d) — the device is one's own, but using it privately during work is not using it for business

Key rule: BYOD = the employee's own device + used for the company's business + with the company's permission.

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