For teams with a BYOD policy
Keep personal laptops secure, without taking them over
When your team works on their own laptops, you can't manage them like company hardware, and you shouldn't have to. Pareto proves each personal device is encrypted, up to date, and protected, with a lightweight, read-only app that never touches personal files, so you stay compliant without taking anyone's machine over.
Free for up to 5 devices. No credit card required.
Personal laptops are a compliance blind spot
Your BYOD policy keeps the team happy and your hardware budget sane, but it leaves a gap: the devices doing your work are ones you don't own and can't fully control. When an auditor or a customer asks you to prove those laptops are secure, "they're personal devices" isn't an answer that passes.
You can't enrol a personal machine in an MDM (mobile device management tool) without an argument, and most people won't accept software that can read their files or track them.
Secure personal devices your team actually accepts
- 1Your team installs the free app
- Each person adds the open-source Pareto app to their own Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop. No enrolment, and no account needed to start.
- 2It checks security, not their life
- Pareto reads only the security settings, never files, browsing, or messages, and changes nothing. People can read the code to confirm it.
- 3You prove compliance
- Link the devices to Pareto Cloud for a clear, audit-ready record that every personal laptop meets your security bar.
The checks that turn personal laptops into evidence
Pareto runs 30+ checks on every device and turns them into audit-ready reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and Cyber Essentials, so a BYOD fleet passes review instead of failing it.
- Disk encryption
- Lose the laptop and the data stays unreadable (FileVault, BitLocker).
- Up-to-date software
- The operating system and key apps carry the latest security patches.
- Firewall and sharing
- The personal device isn't exposed on the networks it connects to.
- Screen lock
- A password and a short auto-lock protect an unattended machine.
"MDM tools cause as many problems as they solve. Pareto filled that gap perfectly."
BYOD security FAQs
Is this an MDM?
No. An MDM takes control of a device, which is a hard sell on hardware your team owns. Pareto only verifies that a personal laptop is secure and gives you the evidence, without managing or controlling the machine.
Can it see my team's personal files?
No. Pareto only reads security settings, like whether the disk is encrypted or the firewall is on. It can't see files, browsing, or messages, it can't track anyone, and it can't change anything. The code is open source, so they can confirm it.
Will my team agree to install it on their own laptops?
Usually, yes, because it is read-only and open source. That is a very different ask from enrolling a personal device in an MDM, and it is why teams see far higher adoption with Pareto.
Does it help with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 on personal devices?
Yes, for the device part. Pareto checks the device controls these frameworks ask for and generates audit-ready reports, so personal laptops count as evidence rather than an exception you have to explain.
What if someone leaves or removes the app?
They can remove it at any time, and you simply stop monitoring their device in Pareto Cloud. There is nothing to unenrol and nothing left behind on their machine.
Which operating systems are supported?
macOS, Windows, and Linux, with the same checks across all three.