In today’s mobile-first world, organizations juggle a tough balancing act: enabling employees to use personal devices while safeguarding sensitive data.
BYOD, which stands for Bring Your Own Device, is a policy that allows employees to use their personal devices (like smartphones, laptops, and tablets) for work-related tasks. This practice has become increasingly common, offering convenience and flexibility for employees while potentially reducing costs for the employer. However, BYOD also presents security challenges that organizations need to address.
Hypori, a company that offers a solution that reimagines BYOD, delivering uncompromising privacy, security, and compliance…all through a seamless virtual workspace… joins the podcast to discuss privacy, data, CMMC, compliance and more.
The rise of hybrid work and remote operations has prompted the DoD to rethink its traditionally rigid mobile device policies. Telework-related pressures, such as adding over 900,000 user accounts in under two weeks, revealed the urgent need for mobile governance that moves beyond perimeter-based approaches.
Secure BYOD is no longer a fringe concept—it’s becoming essential. Advances in authentication, containerization, and virtual desktops are enabling access to sensitive systems from personal devices—without compromising DoD’s high-security standards.
The Army is leading secure BYOD adoption among DoD services. It enables personnel—Soldiers, civilians, and contractors—to access Army 365 email, Teams, OneDrive, and CAC-enabled sites from personal devices using two voluntary technologies:
- Hypori Halo: A zero‑trust virtual mobile environment that isolates DoD data and leaves no data footprint on personal devices. Initially piloted in July 2022, it is now available enterprise-wide at no extra cost.
- Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD): Offers a full Windows 11 virtual desktop environment directly accessible via Army credentials. Government data stays in the cloud; personal data remains private.
