{"id":12072,"date":"2026-11-06T16:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/?p=12072"},"modified":"2026-11-06T16:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T15:53:16","slug":"byod-for-smes-benefits-risks-and-best-practices-for-staff-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/blog\/news\/byod-for-smes-benefits-risks-and-best-practices-for-staff-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"BYOD for SMEs: benefits, risks and best practices for staff mobile phones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12072\" class=\"elementor elementor-12072\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3f1cd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c3f1cd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e2ae30\" data-id=\"0e2ae30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014795c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014795c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Personal phones at work: how to manage BYOD in your small business<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8d2f52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c8d2f52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8144985\" data-id=\"8144985\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312c974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312c974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) means employees use their personal devices: smartphones, laptops, tablets for work. It cuts equipment costs and suits mobile teams, but it also exposes your business to data security, GDPR and Cyber Essentials risks, and to losing customer relationships when staff leave.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In most small businesses, BYOD starts without anyone deciding on it. A salesperson gives a prospect their personal mobile number; an engineer messages a customer on WhatsApp. This guide explains what BYOD covers, what it means for you as an employer, and how to manage it well, especially for phones.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>What is BYOD?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BYOD is a workplace arrangement where employees use their own devices to access work tools and data. It can be formal, with a written policy, or informal, which is where most of the risk sits.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mobile phone is the device most affected: customer calls, texts, messaging apps, email and mobile CRM. It is also where the line between personal and work life blurs the most.<\/span><\/p><p data-lfile-container=\"fdb945f8-a678-4690-b6b9-1a3c7eb600b6\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivanti.com\/resources\/research-reports\/borderless-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ivanti&#8217;s 2025 research<\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>3 in 4 IT workers say BYOD is a regular occurrence in their organisation, yet only 52% say it is explicitly allowed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87f285e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"87f285e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c1a62\" data-id=\"d8c1a62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1cb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f1cb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What are the benefits of BYOD?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BYOD lowers hardware costs and makes life simpler for staff, who only carry one device.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lower costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: no fleet of handsets to buy, replace and repair.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Faster adoption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: people work on a device they already know.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flexibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ideal for field teams, salespeople and hybrid workers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>One phone in the pocket<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> instead of two.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><b>What are the risks of BYOD?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest risk is not technical: it is losing control of your data and your customer relationships.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Data breaches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a lost, stolen or poorly secured phone exposes company email, files and contacts.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Personal numbers exposed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: staff get customer calls in the evening and at weekends, with no way to switch off.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Customers leave with your staff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: when a salesperson moves on, customers still have their personal number, and the call history goes with them.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unmanaged messaging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: personal WhatsApp and SMS sit outside any oversight or retention policy.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>No visibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: calls can&#8217;t be logged in your CRM or measured across the team.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><b>BYOD, Cyber Essentials and UK GDPR<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If personal phones access company data, they are part of your security perimeter \u2014 and your responsibility under UK GDPR.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmconsulting.com\/blog\/complying-with-cyber-essentials-and-cyber-essentials-plus\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyber Essentials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, BYOD phones that access work email or instant messaging are generally in scope. In practice, that means a supported, up-to-date operating system, a screen lock, and ideally enrolment in mobile device management (MDM) or app-level management. Requirements were updated in April 2026, so check the current question set with your assessor. The<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsc.gov.uk\/collection\/device-security-guidance\/bring-your-own-device\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCSC&#8217;s BYOD guidance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the reference point for setting your policy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK micro businesses are tightening up: 64% now only allow access to company systems from company-owned devices, up from 58% a year earlier (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026\/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSIT Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2025\/2026<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On working hours: the UK has no standalone legal right to disconnect yet. The government plans to cover it through a statutory Code of Practice rather than law. Even so, a work number ringing 24\/7 on a personal phone is a wellbeing and retention issue worth addressing in your policy now.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05edd1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"05edd1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c24211\" data-id=\"4c24211\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ab1f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>BYOD vs COPE vs CYOD: which model fits?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The right model depends on how much control you need and how much you want to spend on devices.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Model<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Who owns the device<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Personal use<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Cost to business<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Control<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CYOD (Choose Your Own Device)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business, from an approved list<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depends on policy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medium to high<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COPE (Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, allowed<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COBO (Corporate Owned, Business Only)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Full<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bf4173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2bf4173\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82a6023\" data-id=\"82a6023\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3050e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3050e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most SMEs, BYOD is the most realistic option, as long as work and personal use are clearly separated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45c9b82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"45c9b82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f528452\" data-id=\"f528452\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a21f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a21f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What should a BYOD policy include?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BYOD policy sets out who can use what, and what happens when something goes wrong. At a minimum, it should cover:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approved devices and operating systems, and how staff get approval.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which work apps and data can be accessed from a personal device.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Security rules: screen lock, updates, multi-factor authentication, backups.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens if a device is lost or stolen, or when someone leaves.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which number staff give to customers, and which messaging channels are allowed.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact hours and expectations outside working time.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any contribution to phone bills.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h2><b>How to separate work and personal numbers on one phone<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simplest fix is a business number managed by the company, used on the employee&#8217;s own phone. There are three ways to do it:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical dual SIM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: needs a second SIM card and a compatible handset; hard to manage across a team.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>eSIM pro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a business mobile line installed remotely, with no physical card, alongside the personal line.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Business phone app<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a <a href=\"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/resources\/professional-telephony-and-mobile-numbers\/\">second business phone number<\/a> inside an app, with no new device or contract.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Onoff Business, each employee gets a business number on their own phone. The number belongs to the company: when someone leaves, it is reassigned and customers keep calling the same number. Calls can be logged in your <a href=\"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/features\/crm-integrations\">CRM<\/a>, and staff can switch their work number off outside working hours.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96664f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"96664f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a3384\" data-id=\"36a3384\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7d73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca7d73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One phone. Two numbers. No more mix-ups.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ba4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ba4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Give every employee a business number on their own phone. Work calls stay separate, and the number stays with your company.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff1a7e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ff1a7e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5742c89\" data-id=\"5742c89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ac6c1 elementor-widget__width-auto 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aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does BYOD stand for?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1661\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device: employees using their personal devices for work.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the disadvantages of BYOD?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main drawbacks are weaker data security, less control over customer communications, and blurred boundaries between work and personal time.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are personal phones in scope for Cyber Essentials?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, if they access company data such as work email or messaging. Check the current requirements with your assessor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the difference between BYOD and COPE?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With BYOD, the employee owns the device. With COPE, the business owns it and allows personal use.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1665\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1665\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I have a business number on my personal phone?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1665\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1665\"><p dir=\"ltr\">Yes. The simplest option is a <a href=\"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/features\/platform\/administration-interface\/assign-mobile-phone-numbers\">VoIP business number:<\/a> a second, company-managed number that runs in an app on the phone you already have, with no extra SIM card or handset. <a href=\"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/features\/applications\/mobile-application\/make-calls\">Business calls<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/business.onoff.app\/en\/features\/applications\/web-application\/send-sms\/\">texts<\/a> stay separate from your personal line, and you can switch the number off outside working hours. With Onoff Business, each employee gets a business number on their own phone, and the number stays with the company when they leave.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are your staff already using their personal phones for work? 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