You may be at a crossroads of determining whether or not it’s a good idea to allow employees to use their personal laptops instead of company provided equipment to complete certain tasks. After all, it may save your business a lot of money if they just used their own laptop, cell phone or tablet. But there are several things to consider prior to making the final decision.
Like how do you assure safety, security and manage the risk associated with your employees or interns who use their personal devices in lieu of utilizing company-provided equipment? Here are some things to consider.
Security Risks.
Employees can download and access anything they chose on their personal devices while toggling through their work-related items. This could place your company’s proprietary information at risk as well as their private information at risk. Phishing, ransomware, malware, and other scams can access the devices and use that data against your organization. These risks are easily introduced through downloading apps and accessing various websites.
Lack of Control
This is in conjunction with the security risks, but you should have better control over who is accessing the data that belongs to your business. Assuring each employee has their own login credentials and a way to authenticate who they are through a VPN is a step in the right direction. Having established a company email, permissions, and multi-factor authentication services in place are essential for additional security. There are security updates and patches your company should stay up to speed with because in many cases, the employees may not always update their own devices when a new release is available.
Establish Boundaries.
Ultimately it’s important for employees to separate their work from their personal lives. It’s also critical to have boundaries such as hours of availability to be established. Setting those expectations shows mutual respect between you and your employees. Try to avoid 24/7 availability for your employees, and try to maintain standard hours of operations for your business. Remember, employees must be compensated for the hours they work, including overtime.
In conclusion; it’s important for you to furnish the equipment for your employees regardless of how small of a risk due to employees using their personal devices for work-related matters.
If you need assistance with figuring out how to get some security measures in place, feel free to schedule your free consultation or give us a call at Orbis Human Capital.
Should Employees Bring Their Personal Devices To Work?
You may be at a crossroads of determining whether or not it’s a good idea to allow employees to use their personal laptops instead of company provided equipment to complete certain tasks. After all, it may save your business a lot of money if they just used their own laptop, cell phone or tablet. But there are several things to consider prior to making the final decision.
Like how do you assure safety, security and manage the risk associated with your employees or interns who use their personal devices in lieu of utilizing company-provided equipment? Here are some things to consider.
Security Risks.
Employees can download and access anything they chose on their personal devices while toggling through their work-related items. This could place your company’s proprietary information at risk as well as their private information at risk. Phishing, ransomware, malware, and other scams can access the devices and use that data against your organization. These risks are easily introduced through downloading apps and accessing various websites.
Lack of Control
This is in conjunction with the security risks, but you should have better control over who is accessing the data that belongs to your business. Assuring each employee has their own login credentials and a way to authenticate who they are through a VPN is a step in the right direction. Having established a company email, permissions, and multi-factor authentication services in place are essential for additional security. There are security updates and patches your company should stay up to speed with because in many cases, the employees may not always update their own devices when a new release is available.
Establish Boundaries.
Ultimately it’s important for employees to separate their work from their personal lives. It’s also critical to have boundaries such as hours of availability to be established. Setting those expectations shows mutual respect between you and your employees. Try to avoid 24/7 availability for your employees, and try to maintain standard hours of operations for your business. Remember, employees must be compensated for the hours they work, including overtime.
In conclusion; it’s important for you to furnish the equipment for your employees regardless of how small of a risk due to employees using their personal devices for work-related matters.
If you need assistance with figuring out how to get some security measures in place, feel free to schedule your free consultation or give us a call at Orbis Human Capital.
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