BYOD Security and Risk Challenges in Oman Organisations

Abstract

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is an environment where the end users use their own devices to complete their organization’s tasks. However, with the growth of a number of mobile devices, especially with rise of IoT based solutions, the BYOD environment has become even more challenging from security and privacy perspective. Hence, the extant information security management approaches and procedures need to be revised to be able to deal with the new risks presented by BYOD. This paper aims to study the current BYOD security frameworks and procedures being adopted by Omani organisations in order to identify the security gaps and effectiveness of the security measures being employed. Moreover, this, paper follows a primary data collection methods in order to understand the challenges from both users and professional perspectives. The both surveys of users and professionals aim to assess the current security frameworks and risk identification mechanisms used by the organization in Oman. This survey will also help to understand the level of BOYD user’s awareness. This attempt will help to identify potential threats in BYOD environment.