BYOD Puts One in Three organization’s Corporate Security at Risk
Businesses are putting their corporate security at risk, with one in three organizations (33 percent) allowing their staff unrestricted access to corporate resources from their personal smartphones.
A survey conducted by B2B International on behalf of Kaspersky Lab found that 38 percent of companies apply some kind of restriction on smartphone use, such as bans on access to certain network resources. About 19 percent have a complete ban on the use of mobile devices for work activities, but only 11 percent of businesses currently use Mobile Device Management (MDM) software to ensure compliance with corporate security policies.
Despite many companies placing no restrictions on the use of personal devices (smartphones, tablets and laptops), the survey showed that 34 percent of those surveyed think these devices present a significant threat to the business.