BYOD Articles, Opinions and Surveys

I’ll be updating this page with BYOD resources I’ve found helpful, including media coverage, real war stories and results of surveys and statistics. We all love numbers, don’t we?

On Security Uncorked

• Consumerization is not BYOD, and what that means for security

Articles and Opinions

• BYOD: Bring your own device could spell end for work PC
  by Fiona Graham, BBC News
• Navigating the “Bring Your Own Device” Policy: An IT Manager’s Guide
  by Brian Proffitt, @TheTechScribe at HP Input Output blog
• Four keys to successful BYOD
  Note: This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.
  by Eric Vanderburg, vendor contributor on Network World
• Can employee-owned devices save companies money?
  The costs of a ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) enterprise deployment can be tricky to figure
  by Ellen Messmer, Network World
• Ignoring BYOD Spells Disaster
  by Joe Onisick, Network Computing
• Whitepaper on BYOD
  by Network World and Bradford Networks, 4-page PDF
• Security Manager’s Journal: BYOD planning gets a big boost
  Virtual desktop infrastructure to support personal devices
  By Mathias Thurman, Computer World

Research, Surveys and Stats

• Results on Survey: IT Organizations Embrace BYOD
  16-page report of the findings plus individual graphs with results of adoption, reimbursement plans, drivers and concerns
  by Citrix
• Job Survey: Online Holiday Shopping and BYOD Security
  The survey also examines the growing “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend that is blurring the lines between personal and corporate devices
  by ISACA
• Closing the Consumerization Gap
  Based on 3,000 respondents
  by IDC and Unisys
• For Purchase: Enterprise-Grade BYOD Strategies: Flexible, Compliant, Secure
  by the Aberdeen Group, $399
• Global IT Survey by Cisco
  Highlights Enthusiasm over Tablets in the Enterprise, Shows Customization, Collaboration and Virtualization as Key Features

In the Wild

• K12 in US: Hanover Public School District in PA
  The schools’ documented BYOD policy
• Commercial in US: Intel CISO: Policy, Accountability Created Positive Results
  Article with Intel’s CISO and how they address BYOD

I’ll keep adding to the list. If you’ve found a resource you like, send it in!

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