Hundreds of millions of people use smartphones for everyday tasks. As more people use their phones for personal and business purposes, the number of uncontrolled smart phones is growing.

1. MANAGING MOBILE
BUSINESS INSECURITIES
How Vulnerable Are Your Employees’ Mobile Devices?
Hundreds of millions of people use smartphones for everyday tasks.
As more people use their phones for personal and business purposes,
the number of uncontrolled smart phones is growing.
480 MILLION
SMARTPHONES 2 IN 3 COMPANIES
will adopt BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE
(BYOD) solutions by 2017.
8811%%
of Americans use PERSONAL
MOBILE DEVICES for work.
THE CLOUD
WITH BYOD ON THE RISE, CONSIDERING ITS EFFECTS ON
YOUR CORPORATE DATA’S SECURITY IS IMPORTANT.
49%
of businesses see
security as the BIGGEST
CONCERN for the cloud.
WIRELESS NETWORKS
51%
of United States
smartphone users
CONNECT TO UNSECURED
WIRELESS NETWORKS.
EMPLOYEE
IGNORANCE
57%
of mobile device users
don’t know that
SECURITY SOLUTIONS
exist for their devices.
PASSWORD
NEGLECT
40%
of people don’t
PASSWORD-PROTECT
their smartphones.
CLUMSINESS &
MISFORTUNE
27%
of adults’ mobile devices
have been LOST OR STOLEN.
35%
of people STORE WORK
EMAIL PASSWORDS
on their phones.
will be SHIPPED WORLDWIDE IN
2016. 65% will be used for personal
and business purposes.
LEAKS IN SECURITY
CORPORATE-LEVEL SOLUTIONS
1.3 BILLION
MOBILE DEVICES
will have SECURITY APPLICATIONS
installed by 2018.
of mobile apps WILL FAIL
THE MOST BASIC SECURITY
TESTS IN 2015. 75%
START WITH MOBILE
DEVICE MANAGEMENT
• Partitions work and personal data,
as well as applications
• Enables enterprise to control work
partition (policy, wipe, etc.)
• Is a good start, but not sufcient
ENSURE NATIVE
APPLICATIONS ARE SECURE
• Rolls out native mobile applications at
scale without compromising security
• Utilizes a standards-based API access
management system
EXTEND SINGLE SIGN-ON
(SSO) TO MOBILE
• Secures corporate credentials to give easy
access to corporate apps with a single click
• Reduces passwords, improves productivity,
and strengthens security
LEVERAGE MOBILE FOR STRONG
AND MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION
• Uses smartphones to provide a
second factor for improved security
• Great end-user experience
• Easy rollout and low cost of administration
LOOKING AHEAD
Don’t fear mobile device usage in the workplace. The benets far outweigh the risks, as
increased productivity helps boost revenue and the tech security opportunities go beyond
simple passwords. With mobile adoption, more secure systems and an improved workforce
are on the horizon.
SOURCES: www.akuity.com | www.ciscomcon.com | www.cbsnews.com | 2013 Norton Report | www.infosecbuddy.com