Mobile Devices and Effective Information Security

Markelj, Blaž; Bernik, Igor

doi:10.12959/issn.1855-0541.iiass-2013-no2-art03

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“…With that in mind, Markelj and Bernik's (2012) study discusses the use of mobile devices while dealing with questions relating to data security in enterprises which apply BYOD. The study points out the need to adopt clear and well defined information security policies, and presents current solutions and best practices and techniques in BYOD implementation as a way to mitigate risks and not compromise information security.…”

Section: It Consumerization In Companiesmentioning

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The adoption of byod or cope policies by a Brazilian company in the Petroleum industry

Filho

Silva

Neto

et al. 2019

Exacta

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This study aims to assess the perception of employees of a large Brazilian company taking into account the use of personal mobile devices for professional purposes as well as their preference regarding BYOD and COPE models. 768 employees answered a 21 questions online survey, and data analysis was done using the logistic regression model. The results show that the practice of bringing personal devices to the company raises the individual´s likelihood to prefer this model over the COPE model. Therefore, it is up to the organization to observe how often its employees bring personal electronic mobile devices to the organization, and also observe questions of gender and education levels when promoting the implementation of BYOD or COPE, in order to broaden the chances of successfully implementing IT policies.

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Section: It Consumerization In Companiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The adoption of byod or cope policies by a Brazilian company in the Petroleum industry

Filho

Silva

Neto

et al. 2019

Exacta

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“…These devices are generally compact in nature, yet they have the ability to be used to perform tasks similar to most personal computers. It should come as no surprise that in a report prepared by IBM (2011) as well as research conducted by Markelj and Bernik (2012) that the most frequently seen mobile device security threats are the loss and the theft of these devices. The loss of a personal smartphone or tablet on which an employee has downloaded confidential data of the organisation creates an opportunity for a criminal to access the organisation's confidential information.…”

Section: Theft or Loss Of Mobile Devicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rose (2012) highlighted the security implications which arise as a result of BYOD. Markelj and Bernik (2012) indicated the threats that arise as a result of using mobile devices and the impact on corporate data security. Most of the research investigating the risks do so in an ad hoc manner, without relying on the available IT governance frameworks.…”

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Addressing the incremental risks associated with adopting Bring Your Own Device

Weber¹,

Rudman²

2018

J. econ. financ. sci.

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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) involves allowing employees to use their own mobile devices to access their organisations’ networks. Many organisations are embracing this trend as a means to cut information technology (IT) expenditure, enhance employee satisfaction, etc. However, these and other benefits come at a cost in the form of exposing an organisation to new risks. The aim of this research was to assist organisations to identify the incremental risks they could potentially encounter if they implement a BYOD programme and how they can reduce the risks directly related to BYOD to an acceptable level. An extensive literature review was performed to identify the risks which arise as a result of the adoption of a BYOD programme. COBIT 5 was identified as the most appropriate framework which could be used to develop possible safeguards to mitigate the incremental risks associated with a BYOD programme to an acceptable level. Safeguards were developed to address the risks.

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“…If a mobile device is connected to an institution's network as well as a public network, an unprotected path to the institution's central information system can potentially be opened, creating a security issue. A mobile device can become a gateway to an institution's private information [44], [16].…”

Section: E Challenges Hindering the Use Of Mobile Devicesmentioning

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Mobile Devices for Learning in Universities: Challenges and Effects of Usage

Bp¹,

Ali²,

Geoffrey³

et al. 2018

Preprint

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Mobile devices are no longer playing the role of voice or short message communication but also in learning. These devices allow students to interact with educational content and learning can occur regardless of their location. It is therefore important to establish the factors hindering the use of Mobile devices for learning in Universities: A Case of Muni University. The study answered research questions such as; (a) what are the negative effects of using Mobile devices during lectures for other activities not related to the Lecture? (b) what are the reactions of lecturers towards the use of Mobile devices during lecture time? which factors are hindering the use of Mobile devices for learning? Quantitative design was employed using questionnaires containing a Five (5) Point Likert scale items ranging from strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree and open-ended items were utilized in this study to obtain quantitative information to answer the research questions: A total population of 331 was considered and sample size of 181 was obtained using Krejcie and Morgan table. Stratified sampling was used to collect data from each stratum and data was analyzed using SPSS Version 20. The reliability of the data collected was tested using the Cronbach's reliability test coefficient were the overall value of all the options was on average 0.67 which was beyond recommended Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient values 0.6 for an instrument to be declared reliable. In terms of ascertaining the negative effects of using Mobile devices during lectures for other activities to the related Lecture, students agreed that it distract students' attention, disturb other students, disturbs the instructors and the course of the lesson and reflects disrespect for the instructor. The findings also agreed that the following were ranked among top five (5) factors hindering the use of Mobile devices for learning: Lack of mobile devices, Slow Speed of the mobile devices, Power problems, Network Connections Issues and Battery problem but disagreed that the course is not suited for mobile devices, lack of interest and complicated to use. This study recommended that mobile devices should be encouraged, allow students to use Mobile devices according to lesson’s topics since students disagreed that lack of interest is not hindering the use of mobile devices, discourage students from using Mobile devices in class for other activities not related to the topic and formulate the usability policy of mobile devices.

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Mobile Devices and Effective Information Security

Cited by 7 publications

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The adoption of byod or cope policies by a Brazilian company in the Petroleum industry

The adoption of byod or cope policies by a Brazilian company in the Petroleum industry

Addressing the incremental risks associated with adopting Bring Your Own Device

Mobile Devices for Learning in Universities: Challenges and Effects of Usage

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