Traditional BYOD security models fail because they try to secure devices that can't be fully trusted. The core problem is that sensitive data and application logic still reside on personal devices, even with MDM, partitioning, or remote wipe capabilities. A fundamentally different approach involves moving execution and data entirely off the device using remote mobile application streaming (e.g., Anbox Cloud), which runs Android apps in the cloud and streams them via WebRTC to any device. With this model, a lost or compromised device contains no corporate data, no credentials, and no application logic — sessions are ephemeral and access can be revoked centrally. This shifts BYOD from a security compromise into a viable model for high-security environments like government and defense.

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Devices: the wrong place to fix the problemMoving the boundaryWhat changes in practice?BYOD, without compromiseA model aligned with high-security environmentsA familiar shiftWhere to go from here
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