Enterprise Mobility Summit 2013: Build mobility strategies around 'trust zones', says Intel strategist.

People are 15 times more likely to lose a mobile phone than a laptop, says Henrys

Asked whether the concept of BYOD had "lost its shine", Intel enterprise strategist Jim Henrys said that it is a "myth" that one day every worker will bring their own devices, and IT managers should not discount other models such as subsidised purchase, or letting employees "choose your own" provisioned device.

It's not who owns the device that's important, but how the device is used, he added.

"The threat landscape is changing. Cyber security is a trillion dollar industry - that's bigger than the entire global drugs trade. It's a professional, organised business now."

Henrys said that "people are 15 times more likely to lose a mobile phone than they are a laptop", which means security is now the biggest concern in planning mobility strategy.

"What is required here is a rethink of information security," said Henrys.

"The classic way was to think of your business as a fortress, and once you were inside you got access to everything."

Henry's cited Intel's "trust calculation", which takes account of various questions such as "who are you?", "which device are you using?", and "where are you?" coupled with the sort of data actually required to generate a security clearance level. The company then couples this equation with the use of geographical "security zones", which have various security levels depending on the nature of the work conducted in them and their distance from Intel's head office.

Henrys also stated that hybrid tablet and notebook devices "could be a game changer" for mobile working, urging IT managers to "think carefully" about provisioning devices now because in 12 months a standard corporate desktop or laptop could look considerably dated in terms of a good mobility policy.