Mobile Device Management

Bringing your own device to work is not totally new. Many employees have been using their own devices, which they themselves purchased, for years. Many companies run software to check a user's computer before the user is permitted to connect to a corporate network. The growth of the home office changed the rules of corporate computing. IBM's policies provide a good example of how home offices can be integrated into the modern workplace; many of the authors of this book have not had a dedicated office space for years. Some companies will allow users to connect with an employee-owned computer from their home, while others will allow only a corporate computer to connect to a corporate network.

One very important point to understand is that the use of BYOD can be different from company to company and also can be impacted via various government rules.

Does your company trust your device?

There is an initial issue with bringing your own device to work (in this case, the corporate...