The BYOD Bulletin

How the New FTC Rule Protects Health App Users and What It Means for Businesses and BYOD workforces
Updated FTC Healthcare Breach Notification Rule
June 3, 2024
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How the New FTC Rule Protects Health App Users and What It Means for Businesses and BYOD workforces

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently updated its Health Breach Notification Rule to address the evolving landscape of digital health applications and connected devices. This update is particularly significant as it strengthens protections for users’ sensitive health data, ensuring that breaches are promptly reported and managed to mitigate potential harm​​. In this blog we’ll highlight […]

Running Local: The Surprising Security and Remote Connectivity Sweetspot
May 31, 2024
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Running Local: The Surprising Security and Remote Connectivity Sweetspot

The industry is brimming with remote connectivity solutions, but what if the solution was right here, under our noses the entire time? By running locally, organizations can ensure they get the productivity, security and compliance advantages, without the loss of productivity and latency issues that come with VDIs. In this blog post, we explain how. […]

Navigating Telehealth Security: Enabling BYOD Workforces with Venn’s Blue Border
May 24, 2024
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Navigating Telehealth Security: Enabling BYOD Workforces with Venn’s Blue Border

The telehealth industry, which provides healthcare services remotely using digital communication technologies, represents a transformative shift in healthcare delivery.  As healthcare increasingly moves online, more and more providers are delivering care remotely. This shift offers numerous benefits, from increased accessibility to greater convenience for patients and providers alike. However, with the rise of remote workforces […]

The Detrimental Impact of Remote Work on IT Productivity (and What to Do to Turn Things Around)
May 23, 2024
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The Detrimental Impact of Remote Work on IT Productivity (and What to Do to Turn Things Around)

Modern businesses are increasingly adopting remote work solutions. This is driven by advancements in technology, changing employee expectations, and the long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work enhances employee productivity, allows for business continuity, helps organizations broaden their talent pool and increases employee job satisfaction. However, remote work also comes at a cost for […]

Citrix vs Venn: Comparing Remote Work Security Solutions for BYOD
May 22, 2024
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Citrix vs Venn: Comparing Remote Work Security Solutions for BYOD

Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies have become extremely popular in organizations, especially with the rise of remote and hybrid work. Ideally, the use of personal devices can significantly enhance the user experience and increase productivity. Users can work from anywhere, at any time. However, this new approach also means that many companies are trusting contractors, partners, employees, […]

Ensuring Compliance: Understanding the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Its Challenges for Remote Work
May 20, 2024
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Ensuring Compliance: Understanding the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Its Challenges for Remote Work

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent enhancement of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule introduces a critical requirement: businesses must notify the FTC within 30 days of discovering a data breach affecting 500 or more consumers. This heightened focus on information security and timely breach reporting aims to protect consumers’ nonpublic personal information (NPI), particularly […]

Securing Remote Contractors with BYOD Laptops
May 16, 2024
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Securing Remote Contractors with BYOD Laptops

The make-up of the modern workforce is evolving, driven by the rise in remote work and shifting employee preferences. In fact, the number of independent workers in the US has almost doubled since 2020, according to a study by McKinsey. But with companies hiring more remote contractors, they are facing many new challenges, too. In […]

Empowering Remote Teams: A Financial Industry Leader’s BYOD Journey
May 15, 2024
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Empowering Remote Teams: A Financial Industry Leader’s BYOD Journey

With the increasing prevalence of remote and hybrid work environments, companies need tech solutions that enable their employees to work securely from afar.  But the current options are lacking. We recently spoke with a Fortune 500 financial services company that specializes in banking and insurance programs and solutions. The majority of the organization’s sales agents […]

Securing Remote Work: Essential IT Checklist for Device Setup and Shipping
May 15, 2024
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Securing Remote Work: Essential IT Checklist for Device Setup and Shipping

The adoption of remote work has been steadily ramping up as employees discover the benefits of working from home (WFH), with some of them now seeing this as a must-have criterion when choosing where to work. Just a few of the perks include not having to commute, a quiet space more attuned to tasks that […]