Transitioning to a more flexible form of enterprise support seems to be a big part of the BYOD revolution. According to a report from Crowd Research Partners, improved employee mobility is a major driver and benefit for those companies that let workers use their own devices. This number came from 800 respondents, who were members of the LinkedIn Information Security Community.
Other key drivers of the BYOD movement include greater employee satisfaction and increased productivity, each of which was supported by more than half of the survey audience. The same report also found that 40 percent of subjects worked for a company where BYOD was available to all employees. In contrast, 13 percent had employers with no plans to support BYOD and 3 percent abandoned it after trying.
However, one of the key concerns tied to BYOD remains security, particularly "data leakage," as this source noted. It's possible that the modern browser is evolving to meet these challenges, which can make a browser based terminal emulator a trusted option for expansive data access.
"Improved employee mobility is a major BYOD driver and benefit."
In a piece for TechTarget, Eddie Lockhart said that IT professionals should pay attention to mobile support capabilities and cites factors that make Windows 10 more appropriate for this. Lockhart specifically asked IT departments to "re-examine its mobile device management policies. Windows 10 has a host of MDM features built-in, including data leakage protection and user authentication," he added.
Similarly, Gunter Ollman of Vectra wrote that preventing data leakage represents a "more recent security technology" as security experts scan for malicious files.
IT modernization doesn't have to put organizations in a tough position. Instead of struggling to update several different kinds of devices, businesses can use a browser-friendly solution to make all screens accessible for all.