Research by independent security consultancy Context Information Security has revealed limitations in current Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions for Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) implementations. The report published today also concludes that BYOD will always be a trade-off between convenience and security as devices can only be locked down so much before users chose not to opt-in to the scheme.
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