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Top 10 “Shadow IT” Apps Downloaded by Employees—and the Risks Involved

Everybody loves apps. But when employees use their own mobile devices for work, what risks do they pose?

By Laura Mazzuca Toops | Updated on March 20, 2013

More employers are allowing workers to “BYOD”—bring your own device—into the workplace. But some downloaded apps, shared between work and personal devices, can cause trouble. Just this month, the popular Evernote app was hacked, requiring a reset of more than 50 million passwords.

The term “shadow IT” refers to the proliferation of solutions and systems downloaded by employees and used in the workplace without the knowledge or support of IT. These apps can be for work or personal use, and can be loaded on PCs, smartphones or tablets connected to corporate networks. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ “Digital IQ” survey estimates that among top performing companies, IT controls less than 50 percent of corporate technology expenditures.

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