Thousands using personal cell phones, tablets for official Army work

[rangerrebew]

Thousands using personal cell phones, tablets for official Army work
By Colin Demarest
 Aug 15, 11:20 AM

 
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tens of thousands of people are using personal mobile devices, such as cell phones or tablet computers, to connect to guarded U.S. Army networks and conduct official business.

Some 20,000 users have been approved for the service’s bring-your-own-device initiative after more than a year of brainstorming, piloting and cybersecurity checks, according to Lt. Gen. John Morrison, a top information technology official. Users include active-duty soldiers and civilians and members of the Army Reserve and National Guard.


“It’s more efficient, more effective, and, quite frankly, if you want to reach me on the weekend, call me on my personal device,” Morrison said Aug. 15 at the AFCEA TechNet Augusta conference in Georgia. “I don’t even worry about carrying two phones anymore, it’s so reliable.”

The embrace of BYOD comes as the Army pursues ubiquitous connectivity on and off the battlefield to ensure the right information gets to the right person at the right time. It also comes on the heels of a pandemic that forced millions into remote-working arrangements.

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/it-networks/2023/08/15/thousands-using-personal-cell-phones-tablets-for-official-army-work/

[Kamaji]

[Smokin Joe]

I wonder how many of those have tik-tok...

[Kamaji]

I wonder how many of those have tik-tok...

Exactly.  Or any other number of dodgy apps.

[Daddyoy]

We've been doing this in the Air Force for a couple of years now also. You take your personal device in to the cyber security team, they install security software, you go through training, sign documents saying you understand what you can and can't do and then you start using your device to retrieve your gov email, and access gov applications.

[mountaineer]

“It’s more efficient, more effective, and, quite frankly, if you want to reach me on the weekend, call me on my personal device,” Morrison said...

Hey, it's only national security.

You take your personal device in to the cyber security team, they install security software, you go through training, sign documents saying you understand what you can and can't do and then you start using your device to retrieve your gov email, and access gov applications.

That doesn't really assure me of the security of these devices, I'm sorry to say, @Daddyoy  (and welcome to TBR!!).

[Daddyoy]

@mountaineer, I didn't agree with it when the AF started letting us use our own devices. Just pointing out how simple the process is to get your device on the military network. Never took mine in because I'm not sold on how secure the device truly is.   

[mountaineer]

@mountaineer, I didn't agree with it when the AF started letting us use our own devices. Just pointing out how simple the process is to get your device on the military network. Never took mine in because I'm not sold on how secure the device truly is.

[Kamaji]

@mountaineer, I didn't agree with it when the AF started letting us use our own devices. Just pointing out how simple the process is to get your device on the military network. Never took mine in because I'm not sold on how secure the device truly is.