The phone in the taxi
A manager reads work email on her own phone. She leaves it in a taxi. It has no screen lock.
Anyone who finds it can read her email and the files she saved.
Rules for devices, passwords and old equipment stop this kind of loss.
By the end of this lesson
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I can say what six device and record policies are for.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Policy | a written rule for the whole organisation |
| BYOD | bring your own device: using your own phone or laptop for work |
| Mobile device | a phone or tablet that you carry |
| Disposal | getting rid of equipment |
| Wipe | to erase data so it cannot be got back |
| Retention | how long data must be kept |
| Standard | an agreed level that must be met |
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Mobile device and BYOD policies cover devices
A mobile device policy sets the standards and limits for phones and tablets that join the work systems. For example: a screen lock, and the right to wipe a lost phone.
A BYOD policy covers staff who use their own devices for work. It says what is allowed, what must be installed and what the firm may do if the device is lost.
Two device policies compared
| Mobile device policy | BYOD policy | |
|---|---|---|
| Whose device | Usually the organisation's | The worker's own |
| Sets | Standards and limits for use | Rules and limits for work on a personal device |
| Example rule | Screen lock on every phone | Work apps only in a separate work area |
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