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BYOD Security Risks

BYOD Security Risks: What's Really on Your Network

The Personal Phone That Took Down a Hospital Network In 2023, a nurse at a regional hospital plugged her personal phone into a workstation USB port to charge it. That phone carried malware picked up from a third-party app store. Within 72 hours, ransomware had encrypted patient records across three

Carl B. Johnson Apr 22, 2025 7 min read
BYOD Security Risks

BYOD Security Risks: What's Really on Your Network

The Personal Phone That Took Down a Hospital Network In 2023, a nurse at a mid-sized hospital plugged a personal phone into a workstation USB port to charge it. That phone was already compromised with malware from a sideloaded app. Within 72 hours, threat actors had lateral movement across the

Carl B. Johnson Oct 27, 2020 7 min read