Towards a User-Friendly Security-Enhancing BYOD Solution

Abstract

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is attracting considerab le attention nowadays. In BYOD scenarios, enterprises wish to integrate their employees’ mobile devices in enterprise operations (e.g., reading emails, editing documents). This clearly raises serious security concerns since the mobile device in question is not under the control of the enterprise and is vulnerable to a wide range of security threats. In this article, we address this problem and propose a solution that enhances the security in the BYOD scenario without compromising the usability, and flexibility of the system. Our proposed solution does not require modifications to the underlying operating system of the device and enables IT officials to remotely manage their desired security policies.