A Proactive Procedure to Mitigate the BYOD Risks on the Security of an Information System

Abstract

During the last ten years, security attacks on information systems have led to a huge number of data breaches all over the globe. Information security risks are causing massive damage to organizations. The security risk could be costlier to handle if not given due attention. We need to build a security culture in which everyone can recognize and evaluate the risks. In the current scenario the risks due to BYOD have emerged as a new challenge to information-security practitioners. The present study focuses on evaluating BYOD risks and their causes well before they become a threat to an organization. A new procedure is proposed to tackle the threats from BYOD and an empirical analysis is provided for validation of the proposed procedure.

Using Human Factor Approaches to an Organisation’s Bring Your Own Device Scheme

“…Employees can leave an organisation feeling disgruntled for a variety of reasons: being made redundant, having a poor relationship with their managers or colleagues, or feeling unappreciated for their work. A disgruntled employee is more likely to have motive for an attack or data leakage over one who left amicably (Kumar 2015). Therefore, it is vital to ensure corporate data is removed from personal devices before every employee's termination date.…”