If your business depends on BYOD to keep staff and clients in contact, you may be unaware of some of the challenges iPhones can pose for business use.
High End Phone, High Chance of Theft
Lost or stolen phones are always an issue with BYOD, however because of the desirability of iPhones they pose more of a target for theft. Most people and their iPhones are attached at the hip, but because people in a BYOD situation are using their personal phones they are more apt to potentially leave it on counters, bars and restaurant tables, even if just briefly. There’s also more of a chance of a smash and grab situation when people have their phones front and center all of the time. Even a semi-advanced techie can use a decrypting tool to access information on the phone once they get their hands on it.
Jailbreaking
More aptly known as hostile program codes jailbreaking allows an iPhone’s information to be accessed remotely. A questionable email can entice users to link to a particular website and malware can be uploaded onto the iPhone allowing for remote connection and access to the phone’s information. This means your information can be accessed and depending on the information stored on the iPhone could prove quite compromising.
Unauthorized Access to Your Database
Compromise to the iPhone means access to your database as well as vital information contained in emails and potential documents stored by the employee on their phone. Deploying an iPhone management solution could help avoid this kind of breach.
Questionable iPhone Apps
There can also be situations in which malware can infect questionable iPhone apps. This has not been proven to be an issue as of yet, but hackers are sure to develop a way to use malware payload through apps. You can use Apple configurator enrollment that gives your IT team more control as well as ways to compartmentalize business data from personal. With an iPhone management solution, remote locking and wiping of data are also possible when an iPhone is compromised.
