Enhancing Security in a Corporate BYOD Environment

Bring your own device (BYOD) is a concept of employees using their personal devices to access the organization's network and resources. While it provides advantages such as increased efficiency and productivity, it also provides security risks to organizations such as data breaches and security issues, if an employee’s device is stolen or lost and vulnerable to malware and other security threats since the personal devices are not secure than company-owned devices. To enhance corporate infrastructure security in a BYOD environment, this paper proposes four mechanisms by addressing four issues. The first mechanism is preventing users from accessing the organisation’s documents after their termination which helps to protect confidentiality. Second, detecting suspicious user behaviour through location-based anomaly detection helps to identify whether the device is stolen or lost. Third, assigning permissions based on user roles using a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) prevents unauthorized device access. Furthermore, employing an Application-Aware Virtual Network Adapter solution helps identify data types and ensures secure usage of corporate data simultaneously. By combining these features, a robust security environment can be achieved, effectively mitigating the risks associated with BYOD. Adopting these comprehensive security approaches allows organizations to reduce BYOD-related risks and safeguard their sensitive data effectively.