Suppose a company is planning on allowing employees to use personal devices for

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Suppose a company is planning on allowing employees to use personal devices for accessing company e-mail, contacts, and the calendar as part of a BYOD initiative. The key security concern will be synchronization of company information that may be sensitive with the personal device. Both personal and company data will be comingled on the device. Therefore, the company will apply a security policy using Microsoft ActiveSync that will enforce encryption, screen lock, and remote wipe of devices after five incorrect password attempts.

Outline the legal and ethical concerns and the key points you would include in an end user agreement that these users will be asked to sign.

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General BYOD agreements includes:

1. No guarantee for the network to be up and running at all time.
2. Use VPN technology provided by the company only.
3. No responsibility of company for destroyed, lost, missing or damaged data or devices.
4. Contact authorized personal immediately for any security problems encounter.
5. Company may at any time limit, restrict, disable or control the use of features like updates, encryption, accessories and software.
6. Company can change policy anytime.

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