BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE (BYOD) PROGRAM

The drastic changes in the global technology have also led to the shift of how resources are accessed into organizations. The discovery of cloud computing, the implementation of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) by most organizations is going to impact the way that and company carries out its IT security. This paper will focus on both the risks and the benefits which are associated with bring your own device (BYOD) a practice which has become so much common in most organizations. Various literature reviews of different established academic journals were conducted to show the key points, arguments as well as the supporting evidence to bring in the conclusions. The paper found out that BYOD is a part of the modern technology is inevitable, and it is applied through the business practices. This adoption is going to increase due to the adequacy in support of the business operations. The research also found out that there are substantial risks in BYOD which can also be harmful for the organization. Thus, the ability to control BYOD is important for curbing and mitigation of the risks. The paper will also contribute to current literature by emphasizing which is in order to fully find out the potential ongoing benefits of BYOD, the control of strategies must also be applied and the human factor must also be taken into account since it plays a major role in the adequacy of the safety efforts. Keywords— Access Control, BYOD policy for your business and employees, BYOD technology and risk involved, Benefit of using BYOD.