{"id":9616,"date":"2021-05-03T08:56:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T03:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/?p=9616"},"modified":"2022-10-22T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:02:34","slug":"how-hexnode-uem-safeguards-user-privacy-for-byod-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hexnode.com\/blogs\/how-hexnode-uem-safeguards-user-privacy-for-byod-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it safe to enroll my personal phone in a UEM?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a question every corporate employee must have pondered over at some point in time or the other, and with good reason.
\nIt\u2019s completely justifiable that people dislike being monitored 24\/7 by a mysterious entity, that keeps note of all the shady stuff they do. Neither do they like the idea of having a UEM solution gain access to their device information.
\nTo some, especially new employees, enrolling their personal devices in a UEM might feel like a breach of user privacy. However, that is certainly not the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cA UEM solution isn\u2019t designed to infringe upon user privacy. Rather, it’s designed to enforce it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In this blog, we shall cover the importance of user privacy in the enterprise, what information can a UEM solution actually view, and how UEMs can help secure data and resources stored on your personal devices.<\/p>\n

BYOD and User Privacy<\/h2>\n

User privacy is something that must not be taken lightly. Especially among enterprises. According to the\u00a0Federal Trade Commission\u2019s Consumer Sentinel Report<\/a>, there has been a steady rise in the number of Identity theft<\/a> cases in the United States.<\/p>\n

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Discussing with IT over User Privacy in BYOD<\/em><\/center> <\/p>\n

As part of a BYOD policy<\/a>, when employees enroll their personal devices for corporate use, enterprises take it as their utmost priority to protect their employees\u2019 personal data. In fact, there are quite a few regulations in place \u2013 such as GDPR and HIPAA – that directs organizations to recognize and enforce user privacy, and severely penalizes companies that violate these directives.<\/p>\n

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BYOD management in the workplace: Do you need it?<\/h4>

Learn how to easily set up BYOD devices for your enterprise with Hexnode UEM<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/b><\/p>\n

What is GDPR?<\/h3>\n

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/a> is a set of regulations designed to provide EU citizens with better control over their personal data, and to increase the constraints on enterprises that handle this data. According to the directives laid out by GDPR, organizations that store user data must not only ensure that personal data is gathered legally and under strict conditions, but also make sure that the companies who collect and manage it will respect the rights of the data owner and protect it from any misuse. Failure to do so will result in severe penalties and fines. GDPR covers personal data including employee name, identification documents, age, and race, along with online information such as location, IP address, cookie data, and more.<\/p>\n

What is HIPAA?<\/h3>\n

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)<\/a> is a United States regulatory compliance policy created to protect sensitive patient health information, and make sure that the hospitals who collect and manage this information are bound to protect it from any misuse.<\/p>\n

Why should I Enroll my Personal Device in a UEM?<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get this straight. If you\u2019re bringing your personal device to work and using it to access corporate resources, it is crucial that they be secured by a UEM solution.<\/p>\n

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Personal phone in the Office<\/em><\/center> <\/p>\n

In addition to securing employees\u2019 personal devices, a UEM also provides additional benefits to your enterprise including,<\/p>\n \t\t

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Regardless of whether it is personal or corporate, securing work devices is extremely crucial for enterprises. According to Varonis, over 64% financial service companies have 1,000+ sensitive files accessible to every employee<\/a>. This highlights the need to set up effective endpoint security measures to protect corporate data on employees\u2019 personal devices.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n \t\t

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By enrolling your personal device in a UEM solution, your enterprise can easily distribute and manage apps and content on their employees\u2019 personal devices, set up app catalogs and block harmful apps from being installed on the devices\u2019 work container.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n \t\t

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Making use of a Unified Endpoint Management solution along with a BYOD policy enables IT to easily manage all their corporate devices, apps, and data remotely, from a centralized console. This greatly reduces the asset management costs for your organization, as they do not need to purchase work devices for their employees.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n \t\t

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By providing constant device monitoring <\/a>with the help of compliance checks and reports, IT can track the health and status of all corporate devices from a remote location. This enables them to identify and resolve device issues with minimum downtime.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n \t\t

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With the help of proper BYOD management policies<\/a> using UEM, employees can use their personal devices for work purposes, thereby encouraging them to work more hours from literally anywhere and increasing overall productivity.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

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