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Solutions to Security Problems
BYOD can cause certain security issues seeing as the company would no longer have control with their file sharing. However, there are certain solutions which certain companies are now undertaking to make BYOD possible.

Remote wipe
Some mobile devices, such as Google Android, have access to syncing programs which enables the owner of the device to erase all data when it is stolen or lost. Using Google Android as an example, one would login to their Google Account and then reset their data information from their lost device through using Google Sync.

Password lock enabled
This is when one sets a password to access information or the actual device itself. Although this process is simple, many users tend to forget the importance of using passwords. “Auto-locking with password protection was enabled by less than half of laptop users, less than a third of smartphone users, and only one in ten tablet users,” according to a case study done by ESET on 10th February 2012.

Auto-locking
The device would automatically lock itself after a certain amount of time of being unused. To re-access device, one would then have to type in the password which the owner of the device has chosen.

Encrypting devices
When someone tries to access a private hardware, file or software, the files would be encrypted unless the proper password is provided. Data would be concealed and no information would be accessible until the hardware, file or software has been decrypted.

Virus Protection
Computer viruses are an easy way for people to invade through devices and damage data. Virus protection softwares focus on filtering viruses when accessing files and programs, along with blocking viruses from popping up.