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But getting the solution right is not all about technology. Manage the cultural changes needed by involving users and finding out their needs for a BYOD policy and be honest with them about your needs. This way you can outline right and responsibilities for users use approved apps or risk having you device wiped if it is compromised, for example. After all, you have legitimate concerns about security and the integration of old and new systems and your own limitations on how fast and to what extent changes can be made.

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