From the Wires
Infonetics: Employee-Owned “Rogue” Devices a Top Reason Enterprises Invest in Mobile Device Security
Feb. 7, 2013 01:28 PM
Market research firm Infonetics
Research released excerpts from its 2013 Mobile
Security Strategies and Vendor Leadership: North American Enterprise
Survey, which details enterprises’ plans for deploying security
solutions for mobile devices, as well as their thoughts on leading
mobile security vendors.
ANALYST NOTE
“For many IT organizations, there’s an immediate need to do something
about the mobile device security problem because like it or not, a new
wave of mobile devices is being connected to corporate networks, and
companies are looking to lock down these devices and control which apps
they can use,” notes Jeff
Wilson, principal analyst for security at Infonetics
Research.
Wilson
continues: “We believe that SSL
VPNs
will become a cornerstone of many enterprise mobile device security
strategies moving forward because they solve an immediate connection
security requirement, are familiar and easy to use, often free, and will
likely support additional security and control functions.”
ENTERPRISE MOBILE SECURITY SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
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Around 1/3 of enterprises interviewed by Infonetics currently allow
the use of employee-owned devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android
smartphones and tablets on their networks
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Managing and securing rogue devices connected by users was
named as a driver for deploying mobile device security by 72% of
enterprises surveyed
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Over 3/4 of respondents have purchased or are considering purchasing a
cloud-based or hybrid cloud/client-based mobile security solution,
with cost being the #1 driver
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Roughly 1 million malicious or high-risk Android apps alone are
anticipated this year, and Infonetics expects that nearly all
enterprises will experience significant mobile device security
incidents by 2015
MOBILE SECURITY SURVEY SYNOPSIS
For its 27-page mobile
security survey, Infonetics interviewed purchase-decision makers at
103 medium and large companies in the U.S. and Canada about their mobile
device security strategies. The survey provides insights into
enterprises’ mobile security deployment drivers and barriers, purchase
plans and expenditures, cloud and SaaS solutions, security incidents,
and familiarity with and ratings of mobile security vendors. Vendors
named in the report include AirWatch, Apple, Avast, Check Point,
Cisco, IBM, Juniper, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft, MobileIron,
RIM (Blackberry), Symantec/Norton, Trend Micro, Zenprise/Citrix,
and others. To buy
the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.
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