TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of the information security and privacy challenges in bring your own device (BYOD) environments
AU - Garba, Abubakar Bello
AU - Armarego, Jocelyn
AU - Murray, David
AU - Kenworthy, William
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - With increasing development and adoption of information and communication technology initiatives internationally, evolving trends such as bring your own device (BYOD) is rapidly changing operational methods of organizations in attempt to improve efficiency and productivity. However, for organizations to successfully benefit from BYOD, several dynamics relating to security and privacy in BYOD environments must be examined and understood. This article reviews information security and privacy, mobile computing, and current organizational practices that shed light on BYOD and the issues behind its adoption. The review will assist organizations and IT professionals to understand the increasing demands of BYOD, and its challenges.
AB - With increasing development and adoption of information and communication technology initiatives internationally, evolving trends such as bring your own device (BYOD) is rapidly changing operational methods of organizations in attempt to improve efficiency and productivity. However, for organizations to successfully benefit from BYOD, several dynamics relating to security and privacy in BYOD environments must be examined and understood. This article reviews information security and privacy, mobile computing, and current organizational practices that shed light on BYOD and the issues behind its adoption. The review will assist organizations and IT professionals to understand the increasing demands of BYOD, and its challenges.
KW - information technology
KW - security measures
KW - computer security
KW - privacy
KW - risk management
UR - http://handle.westernsydney.edu.au:8081/1959.7/uws:45344
U2 - 10.1080/15536548.2015.1010985
DO - 10.1080/15536548.2015.1010985
M3 - Article
SN - 1553-6548
VL - 11
SP - 38
EP - 54
JO - Journal of Information Privacy and Security
JF - Journal of Information Privacy and Security
IS - 1
ER -