Abstract
With increasing development and adoption of information and communication technology initiatives internationally, evolving trends such as bring your own device (BYOD) is rapidly changing operational methods of organizations in attempt to improve efficiency and productivity. However, for organizations to successfully benefit from BYOD, several dynamics relating to security and privacy in BYOD environments must be examined and understood. This article reviews information security and privacy, mobile computing, and current organizational practices that shed light on BYOD and the issues behind its adoption. The review will assist organizations and IT professionals to understand the increasing demands of BYOD, and its challenges.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This paper is part of the ongoing research “A Framework for Investigating and Understanding How Effective Information Security and Privacy Can Be Achieved In ‘Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)’ Environments” at the School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia.