  This study evaluates the cyber-risks to Business Information Assets posed by
the adoption of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) to the workplace. BYOD is an
emerging trend where employees bring and use personal computing devices on the
companys network to access applications and sensitive data like emails,
calendar and scheduling applications, documents, etc. Employees are captivated
by BYOD because they can have access to private items as well as perform
certain job functions while being unrestricted to their desks. This is however
usually done on the blind side of management or the system administrator; a
situation that tends to expose vital and sensitive corporate information to
various threats like unwanted network traffic, unknown applications, malwares,
and viruses. Expert opinions were elicited in this exploratory study. The study
evaluated the characteristics of BYOD, assessed associated risks, threats and
vulnerabilities. The findings indicate that little or no security measures were
instituted to mitigate risks associated with BYOD. Though, profound benefits
abound with BYOD adoption, they could be eroded by security threats and costs
of mitigation in curing breaches. The most significant risk was found to be
Data Loss which was in consonance with similar studies on Smartphone security
risks. Some mitigation measures are then recommended.
