Secure your BYOD program with Microsoft Intune

Man holding a stack of cubes that spell BYOD. Stands for Bring Your Own Device.

The modern workplace thrives on flexibility. With the rise of remote work, which was in part exacerbated by the pandemic, many companies are embracing ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD) programs, allowing employees to use their personal devices for work tasks. This can boost productivity and employee satisfaction, but it also introduces a whole host of new security challenges.

Here is where Microsoft Intune steps in. Intune, a comprehensive mobile device management (MDM) system offers a powerful toolbox for securing your BYOD environment. Let's explore how Intune can help you achieve a secure BYOD program that empowers your workforce and keeps security as a priority.

Policies and compliance

Intune empowers you to define clear and comprehensive BYOD policies. These policies can dictate password complexity, screen lock timeouts, and encryption requirements. By enforcing these policies, you ensure a baseline level of security across all devices accessing your corporate data.

Intune's compliance features take it a step further. You can configure compliance checks that assess a device's security posture against your defined policies. Non-compliant devices are restricted from accessing sensitive information until they meet the compliance criteria. This creates a feedback loop, encouraging employees to maintain a secure device posture.

Multi-factor authentication

Intune integrates seamlessly with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), allowing you to leverage Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). MFA adds an extra layer of security to the login process, requiring a secondary verification factor beyond just a username and password. This significantly reduces the risk of unauthorised access to company data, even if a user's login credentials are compromised.

Conditional access

Intune's ‘Conditional Access’ feature allows you to set granular access controls. You can define rules that dictate whether a device is granted access to corporate resources based on factors like device health, location, and application usage. This ensures that only compliant devices used within a trusted network perimeter can access sensitive information.

Application management

Intune's capabilities allow you to manage access to corporate applications on personal devices. You can configure selective wipe, which allows you to remotely wipe only the corporate data container from a device, preserving the user's personal data. Additionally, Intune can enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies, preventing sensitive information from being accidentally shared outside of approved channels.

Intune and BYOD: A Winning Combination

By implementing a BYOD program secured with Microsoft Intune, you can empower your workforce with the flexibility they desire while maintaining robust security controls. Intune's comprehensive feature set allows you to define policies, enforce compliance, leverage MFA and Conditional Access, and manage corporate applications on personal devices. This creates a secure and productive environment for your employees, regardless of the device they choose to use. Contact us for further information or to arrange a free assessment of your current setup.