Bring your own device would not work in MoD, says defence chief

Sooraj Shah
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Security measures would negate benefits of consumerisation

Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) schemes may work in enterprises but the risks are too great in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a senior figure at the MoD said today. At a BT roundtable entitled Reth...

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