Bring your mobile device to work day

A recent poll by an access-management company Courion found that 69 percent of the corporations contacted said their employees use personally-owned mobile devices to connect to the corporate network (http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/security/personal-mobile-devices-still-vex-it/231002676). This practice introduced a whole new security risk to companies through devices over which they have little control. Initially, companies fought the practice but eventually chose to accept the inevitable. Employees won the battle by sheer numbers. "Mobile devices are now accepted as necessary tools for productivity in the enterprise, regardless of how they affect data security. That is the new reality" (www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/security/231002676).

The idea of carrying only one mobile device to fill multiple roles appeals to many employees. One device can handle personal and business calls, personal and business e-mails, report writing, and presentation...