  The prevalence and maturity of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) security along
with subsequent frameworks and security mechanisms in Australian organisations
is a growing phenomenon somewhat similar to other developed nations. During the
COVID 19 pandemic, even organisations that were previously reluctant to embrace
BYOD have been forced to accept it to facilitate remote work. The aim of this
paper is to discover, through a study conducted using a survey questionnaire
instrument, how employees practice and perceive the BYOD security mechanisms
deployed by Australian businesses which can help guide the development of
future BYOD security frameworks. Three research questions are answered by this
study - What levels of awareness do Australian businesses have for BYOD
security aspects? How are employees currently responding to the security
mechanisms applied by their organisations for mobile devices? What are the
potential weaknesses in businesses IT networks that have a direct effect on
BYOD security? Overall, the aim of this research is to illuminate the findings
of these research objectives so that they can be used as a basis for building
new and strengthening existing BYOD security frameworks in order to enhance
their effectiveness against an ever-growing list of attacks and threats
targeting mobile devices in a virtually driven work force.
