Cyber security risks of bring your own device (BYOD) practice in workplace and strategies to address the risks

This paper provides an overview of the threats to cyber security of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) practice in the workplace and the strategies can be taken to mitigate those threats. Many organizations are adopting the BOYD practice where employees can use their personal devices such as laptops, smart phones, etc. for job-related work. While the BOYD has many benefits from both employer and employee perspective, the practice may cause many cyber security risks too. Many organizations and their employees overlook the potential challenge the practice may create to data security, privacy, and confidentiality. This review-based paper focuses on the BYOD practice related to cyber security threats in the workplace. This article also addresses the strategies organizations can implement to reduce the cyber security risks in BYOD practice. This study may help organizations to effectively manage their employees’ BYOD practice by developing and implementing appropriate BYOD policies in their organization.