New security threat at work: Bringyour- own-network

Even as IT pros wrestle with the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, corporate security is being further complicated by another emerging trend: bring your own network (BYON).

BYON is a byproduct of increasingly common technology that allows users to create their own mobile networks, usually through mobile wireless hotspots. Security professionals say BYON requires a new approach to security because some internal networks may now be as insecure as consumer devices.

An attorney with the law firm Much Shelist said BYON represents a more dangerous threat to data security than employees who bring their own smartphones or tablets into the office. ―The network thing blows this up completely, because it takes the data out of the network the company protects,‖ he said.

Source: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232302/New_security_threat_at_work_Bring_your_own_network