BYOD is the buzz…not BYOB. Every networking company is chattering about this and every Healthcare CIO is…”should be”..”really” concerned. So what does this actually mean?
The Trends
– 81% of employed adults use at least one personally owned device for business use.
– Apple shipped more iPADS in 2 years than MACS in over 20 years.
– 59% of employees use mobile devices to run line of business applications
– 90% have disabled auto-lock for tablets, 75% for smart phones.
IT BYOD Challenges
– 2/3 say preventing unauthorized network access is a somewhat to an extremely important task.
– < 10% of organizations are "fully aware" of the devices access their network.
– 74% of companies allow BYOD usages in some fashion.
– $429,000 is the typical large company loss due to mobile computing mishaps in 2011.
– 1/2 of companies have experienced a data breach due to insecure devices.
– 71% of companies are discussing developing custom mobile applications.
Any BYOD Policy has to be be:
1. Easy to set-up.
2. Does not burden IT resources.
3. Should support a wide range of devices.
Healthcare is a sector that can really benefit from BYOD, but at the same time can also be burned by it.
Why BYOD for healthcare? Because tablets and other portable devices are a great tool for doctors and other caregivers. They can use them to quickly access a patient’s hospital records, medical images and medical history.
Why NOT BYOD for healthcare? Patient data privacy – do you really want all that data on personal devices? Just look at the lost laptop case mentioned in the article.
Like it or not, BYOD will be coming to a hospital or clinic near you, so it’s important to find ways to manage the risks and challenges. One strategy is to let user have their device, but to keep sensitive data and applications off of it.
How? One example is Ericom AccessNow, an HTML5 RDP client that enables remote users to securely connect from most types of devices to Terminal Server, VDI virtual desktops or any RDP host, and run their Windows applications and desktops in a browser. This enhances security by keeping the hospital’s applications and data separate from the caregiver’s personal device.
Since AccessNow doesn’t require any software installation on the end user device – just an HTML5 browser, network connection, URL address and login details – IT staff also end up with less support headaches. A doctor that brings in their own device merely opens their HTML5-compatible browser and connects to the URL given them by the IT admin.
Check out this link for more info:
http://www.ericom.com/BYOD_Healthcare.asp?URL_ID=708
Yes, I work for Ericom