BYOD? Bring Your Own Device?

[tasmanialtd]

read this on cnbc dot com/id/47498441 .

but I wonder about consultants....are there any risks bringing your own laptop to a clients office when the nature of your work is independent.

could any information, viruses or other risks affect laptops really if you connect to a clients internet/wifi?

 

[chip_y2kuk]

read this on cnbc dot com/id/47498441 .

but I wonder about consultants....are there any risks bringing your own laptop to a clients office when the nature of your work is independent.

could any information, viruses or other risks affect laptops really if you connect to a clients internet/wifi?

there most certainly are risks with connecting to a client's network

viruses, worms, trojans, an unhappy employee who find's your system are to name just a few.

however if setup properly your system would be quite safe (that does depend on firewall settings etc)

joe

 

[tasmanialtd]

well i use my personal laptop to login to a companies network via VPN....i think that is safer?

i mean i use MY laptop for my stuff...and only the VPN viewer and stuff on there which is 100% business related....

think that is ok...hopefully...

BUT then again...what about remote working...this IT issue is quite something to think about...

 

[cmcp]

I thought this was going to be about a social tech meetup where everyone brings their device to cross test sites on.

You can have that idea for free.

 

[tasmanialtd]

cmcp.....pfff....noted!! haha

 

[chip_y2kuk]

well i use my personal laptop to login to a companies network via VPN....i think that is safer?

i mean i use MY laptop for my stuff...and only the VPN viewer and stuff on there which is 100% business related....

think that is ok...hopefully...

BUT then again...what about remote working...this IT issue is quite something to think about...

No a VPN is a secure tunnel through a system (hardware device or server) into a network, once your on that network you can access network shares and services as if you where physically in the building and viruses and worm's can transfer the same way

joe

 

[Simply Business]

BYOD is becoming more prevalent but if you're accessing through a VPN then you have the added security of the network.

It gets difficult when people bring their devices into the office and connect them up to the network and as Joe stipulated earlier, a good firewall is all important.

 

[tasmanialtd]

funny...someone at the client office where I use the VPN told me she tried to use the company computers and the system said it had a Trojan alert.

ufff......

 

[Nomad2075]

I would personally not connect to a foreign system, with a laptop that contained important documentation. You never know what can be lurking on their network, or what someone is willing to do to try and steal/ from your digital safe.Taking precautions is a must,

 

[SteveBurrows]

read this on cnbc dot com/id/47498441 .

but I wonder about consultants....are there any risks bringing your own laptop to a clients office when the nature of your work is independent.

could any information, viruses or other risks affect laptops really if you connect to a clients internet/wifi?

Simply, yes, there is a very real risk. Any any client that allows you to connect to their network is being very, very trusting!!

I used to run a "special" wi-fi network for visitors to our premises that gave them a direct connection to the internet but no connection to our own internal networks.

 

[Simply Business]

Simply, yes, there is a very real risk. Any any client that allows you to connect to their network is being very, very trusting!!

I used to run a "special" wi-fi network for visitors to our premises that gave them a direct connection to the internet but no connection to our own internal networks.

Probably the best bet. The wi-fi can then be separated from the corporate network.

 

[Trust Malcolm]

Don't forget there's also the risk of you infecting a client's system with a nasty little back door trojan you didn't know you had!