Gen Y and BYOD? Not a Chance | Internet News

Gen Y and BYOD? Not a Chance

Oct 23, 2013
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According to a new study sponsored by enterprise networking vendor Fortinet, younger employees exhibit a surprising disregard for corporate BYOD policies. The study surveyed 3,200 employees between the ages of 21 and 32: the so-called “Generation Y” demographic.

More than half (51 percent) of the study’s respondents stated that they would bypass any BYOD policy at work. Fortinet did a similar study in 2012, and found that at the time, only 36 percent would bypass BYOD policies.

Read the full story at Enterprise Networking Planet:
Is Gen Y Bypassing BYOD Policies?

Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.

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