I. INTRODUCTION
Two different, but interrelated, phenomena have been occurring
over the last decade that are radically reshaping the work
environment at many companies. The first is commonly referred to as
the "Consumerization of Information Technology." The
second is the blurring of the line between work life and personal
life experienced by many employees.
One result is the rapid adoption of mobile devices by
employees—including iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones,
and other devices. Due to their ease of use and the functionality
enhanced by hundreds of thousands of free or low-cost applications
available for these devices, millions of employees have begun using
them to perform work. Recognizing this, a growing number of
companies have struggled to create new policies that allow
employees to use their personal mobile devices to create, store,
and transmit work-related data. These new policies turn an
employee's personal device into a "dual-use" device,
one used
