28.09.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

CESG advises government that BYOD is possible, but not recommended

CESG, the information security arm of GCHQ, has advised government that although Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies are possible for public sector organisations, it is not recommended.The guidance, which is currently in beta and is awaiting feedback, states that if a BYOD approach is used then the government body involved must take control of device management at the point of provisioning.CESG has issued end user device security guidance for a number of platforms including: Android 4.2, Blackberry 10.1, Apple iOS 6, Windows 7 and 8, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 RT, Ubuntu 12.04, Apple OS X 10.8 and Google Chrome OS 26."Whilst enterprise ownership of a device makes many information security aspects much simpler, it is not a prerequisite of this guidance," said CESG."What is necessary is that the device is placed under the management authority of the enterprise for the co

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