User wants to use their personal laptop.
I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
I've seen something recently that a number of companies are piloting something like this, Citrix being one that was mentioned. It probably depends on your setup and if any special or custom apps need to be loaded.. From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:36 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
You have to weigh the potential cost savings against the cost of what it would take to clean up whatever mess an infected computer inside your network can make. From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:36 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ** Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ** ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
Depending upon what business you're in there can be some serious ramifications - HIPAA, Sox come to mind. Then there's the issue of who controls the data in the first place - what's to keep this person from stealing confidential business data/contacts/customers if they leave? From a support side you're opening a huge can of worms if you have applications that don't always play nice with retail software not to mention security holes like Limewire et al, is this person willing to let you flatten the OS and reinstall from scratch if something goes awry? JUST SAY NO! John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:36 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
Re: User wants to use their personal laptop.
I think Cisco has a similar plan, they give you a certain amount of cash and the staff can buy whatever they want...lots of Macs at Cisco from what I've seen. On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Damien Solodow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've seen something recently that a number of companies are piloting something like this, Citrix being one that was mentioned. It probably depends on your setup and if any special or custom apps need to be loaded.. *From:* David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:36 PM *To:* MS-Exchange Admin Issues *Subject:* User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
Re: User wants to use their personal laptop.
Ask your corporate counsel about it, and mention data loss, especially if you have personal information about clients or employees available. For myself and my company, I don't allow any personal devices to connect with the network. Ever. The chance of an unmanaged/user-managed machine wreaking havoc on my network is simply too great. More to the point - I've seen conversations on a couple of different lists in the past couple of months about company which allowed personal laptops into the network, and then tried to demand that the user provide the company access to them upon termination for inspection (and a complete disk wipe!) to determine if company data had been loaded onto the laptop. which the employee (rightfully, IMHO) refused. We're talking lawsuit territory here. Keep it simple - if the job specs warrant a laptop, the company needs to provide the laptop, and it's company property, managed according to company standards. Kurt On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:35 AM, David Baca [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
One of the advantages of company owned equipment is that if staff uses company provided equipment, the company may exercise rules as owners of the equipment. With the staff member the owner, he/she would thus have administrator permissions and could install whatever they wanted. And, they could install software or allow malware because the control of the laptop would be there responsibility as oppossed to company responsibility. I would recommend against it. Murray From: Damien Solodow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:37 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: User wants to use their personal laptop. I've seen something recently that a number of companies are piloting something like this, Citrix being one that was mentioned. It probably depends on your setup and if any special or custom apps need to be loaded.. From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:36 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
I believe you're being just paranoid enough - we don't allow that either for all the reasons you mention. From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:36 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
RE: User wants to use their personal laptop.
For all the reasons already mentioned I wouldn't do it. Also, (and I am willing to be corrected if I am wrong) I have been told that should some sort of litigation at your company come up that could involve data on the user's computer, a judge can order their personal to be seized for investigation. The user may want to take that into consideration when thinking about using their own computer for business purposes. From: Don Andrews [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:11 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: User wants to use their personal laptop. I believe you're being just paranoid enough - we don't allow that either for all the reasons you mention. From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:36 AM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: User wants to use their personal laptop. I have a user who wants to use their own laptop for business use. He likes the way it's set up but I have always been the one who says it's better to have the company buy one and keep personal and business separate. I see this could be an issue of privacy and also an issue of control in that i have no real say on what is installed on his machine and what if any policies can be inforced. Your thoughts? I don't want to be paranoid and i see the cost savings in having him use his own computer but am i asking for trouble in the long run. Confidentiality Notice: -- This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. Any review, dissemination, or copying of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email, delete and destroy all copies of the original message. ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja~
