MSA customer wants user to use personal (BYOD) computer

MSA customer wants user to use personal (BYOD) computer

I hope you’re well. I understand some usersi will be using their personal computers for work. This presents serious security concerns in terms of safeguarding your company’s data and your customers’ data.

We recommend that you do not allow users to do this, as it undermines the efforts you are paying us for to keep your data and your company secure. IT may also violate your cybersecurity insurance policy. (You'd need to discuss that with your insurance agent.)

[OPTIONAL] If users must user their home computers, we should set up a VPN so they can safely tunnel into work sites.

I urge you to take these steps in order to protect against issues that may arise if machines are not receiving patch management services and managed anti-virus.


[Particularly with users working from home, it’s difficult to know who has access to the machines and what mayhem may result, even if accidentally.]

 

Alternatively, it is probably more cost-effective and safer to simply purchase company machines for these users.



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