5 major threats of BYOD mobile environments

Supplied by Good Technology Australia Pty Ltd on Wednesday, 13 August, 2014


As more organisations encourage the use of portable devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops for business purposes, the potential of security breaches also increases.

While sharing real-time information improves efficiency, it also poses a few risks that can counteract the benefits of using cutting-edge technology - mobile devices and applications have limited security features, which makes them prone to malware and spyware attacks, as well as to human mistakes that can lead to exposure of sensitive company and client information or data loss.


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