The circle of life is predictable and short for corporate-owned mobile devices. Aging devices are ideally retired before they become a security or productivity risk, wiped clean and recycled. Disposal is a natural, important part of endpoint management, but it’s often beyond IT’s control.
The rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) culture has made it significantly more complicated to ensure mobile endpoints never ride into the sunset with sensitive data onboard. Many resold smartphones still contain damaging personal data. Others contain traces of wiped data that can be recovered by hackers with moderate forensic skills.
You can’t exactly solve for security by demanding employees turn in retired personal devices. Burying your BYOD policy also probably won’t work. Half of workers over 30 believe the tech tools they use in their personal lives are “more effective and productive” than corporate-owned tech, according to a study from Intel. The productivity and satisfaction benefits of a BYOD policy often outweigh the security challenges.
BYOD is officially in, and corporate-issued Blackberries are ancient history. But what happens to your mobile risk posture when an employee decides to upgrade?
Clear End-of-Life Procedures for Corporate Devices Are Crucial
The endpoint management life cycle isn’t done when a device is replaced. The last stage in the life cycle ideally involves fast, secure and sustainable disposal. However, recent studies show many enterprises are struggling to manage end-of-life procedures for corporate-owned devices. According to IT services firm mobile device disposal practices burying endpoints without
