Is BYOD = Bring your own Disaster?

Is BYOD = Bring your own Disaster?

is embedded within the information itself and is independent of the device. The information can be remotely

monitored, controlled and can even be remotely destroyed if relationships change.

Seclore (www.seclore.com) is leader in area of Information Rights Management with over 3 Million users worldwide. Seclore has received numerous accolades like being named the Gartner Cool Vendor for 2012 and Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 for 2012. Seclore's solution is used by government agencies, banks and Fortune 500 companies globally.

Traditional approaches of enabling BYOD have relied on controlling personal devices in much the same way as enterprise-owned devices. This approach can lead to user inconvenience and device dependence.

Seclore FileSecure protects unstructured data like emails & documents while it is accessed by internal and external entities on mobile devices without putting draconian controls on the device itself. The "usage policy" of information i.e.

WHERE can he use it from

Information can be linked to locations e.g. only 3rd floor office by

private/public IP addresses

WHAT can each person do

Individual actions like reading, editing, printing, distributing, copy-

pasting, screen grabbing etc. can be controlled

People & groups within and outside of the organization can be defined

as rightful users of the information

WHO can use the information

WHEN can he use it

Information usage can be time based e.g. can only be used by Mr. A till

25th Sept or only for the 2 days

Allowing employees to bring their own device (BYOD) to work, considerably extends mobility to your workforce. The

personal devices however, come with the risk of information

breaches leading to security, privacy and compliance challenges.