Eight months: That’s the average amount of time most IT security breaches go unnoticed. Security enterprises need to establish not only ways to protect themselves from these breaches but ways to uncover them in real-time, before they become major business disruptions. And as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and mobility continue to transform the way we do business, many security managers and IT executives are finding that if they don’t initiate a robust security policy, employees are likely to use personal laptops and mobile devices to conduct business anyway. Increased legal liability, likelihood of data breaches and minimized ability to control network security are just a few of the risks that are becoming prevalent in the mobile enterprise. As a result, security decision makers anticipate profound challenges from digital disruption as cyber criminals become more sophisticated and advanced in their tactics.
Unified Device Management is an industry term that is gaining significant traction as BYOD is added to the existing mix of corporate and employee owned devices in the enterprise. However, a unified approach is more than just managing mobile phones and tablets. It encompasses the range of diverse endpoints that can connect to the corporate network, such as traditional desktops, laptops, servers – and in some cases unique devices like point-of-sale kiosks and ATMs. And in order for a unified approach to be genuinely effective, it must encompass more than the devices themselves, and include the ability to securely manage the user, applications and content on them, as well.