Intel BYOD
Case : Intel BYOD Assignment Questions 1. Does BYOD increase productivity in workplaces? 2. Should it be encouraged or discouraged? 3. How might other firms benefit from Intel’s approach to security (as shown in case Exhibit 2)? 4. How can Intel turn BYOD into a new source of competitive advantage? 5. What decisions can Intel make to ensure security of the corporate data on an employee-owned device that is used in the workplace? 6. How should Intel manage BYOD in the face of its e-Discovery obligations? Role: Malcom Harkins, chief information security officer was facing dilemnas in taking forward the Bring your own device initiative. - By 2014 at least 70% of employees would be using their own device for at least part of their job. Issue - The difference between personal data and corporate data… was no longer limited to office hours, just as peronal data was no longer off-0 limits during office hours - Employees would be distracted by applications embedded into their devices, which could potentially lead to a negatice impact on productivity - Greater risk in data security - Intel neded control over to access and control company info.. But doing so on employee devices would violate privacy Benefits - Reduced intel's hardware cost because employees bought their own hardware but increased cost in supporting , configuring those devices - Lower cost in data because telecom charged 33% less for personal vs corp data.. Approaches - Do nithng.. And hope that bringing in own devices was a fad - Could say no to devices.. As a company policy - Supporting BYOD Plan - Had a 48 hr web jam where employees can voice about the BYOD trend.. - Create a 5 tier model to manage security ○ Lv 1.. Stock movements ○ Lv 2.. Slightly confidential info like payroll ○ Lv 3- call basic and had the least permissive level of access to corporate data ○ Lv4- intermediate- consisted of applications pertaining to specific lines of busines ○ Lv5- Managed equivalent.. Was most permissive level of