Tag Archives: BYOD
Global Security Technology Market Seen Booming
Gartner analysts this week forecast that the worldwide security technology and services market would grow 8.7 percent this year to $67.2 billion as cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and dangerous. The analysts, attending a Gartner summit on security and risk management at National Harbour, MD, said the market could grow to more than $86 billion in 2016.
Posted in Network Security, Security Threats
Tagged BYOD, Cyber Threats, Gartner, targeted attacks
Leave a comment
IT Security Professionals Speak Frankly about “Bring Your Own” Devices, Applications, Web Services, Cloud Storage and More
Sometimes the best learning opportunities are when IT security professionals sit around and talk to each other about their challenges, what they’ve tried for their own environments, what works and what doesn’t work. People need to talk to peers outside of their own organization to get a feel for what others are doing. This is the premise behind Wisegate, an … Read more
Companies Know the BYOD Risk, Yet Most Still Allow It: Symantec
Despite the security risks involved in bringing personal technology into the workplace (BYOD), many employers believe that the benefits of allowing workers to use their own devices far outweigh the potential pitfalls, according to a recent Symantec survey. The survey, which polled 236 attendees of the recent Symantec Vision conference on how their company is addressing BYOD, including risks, challenges, … Read more
Insider Threats Are Top of Mind With Security Pros, Not With the Enterprise
It’s the Devil you know. Insider threats are a major security concern for security professionals, yet management is not always taking the proper steps to mitigate — or even acknowledge — risk, according to the findings of two recent surveys. IT security vendor AlgoSec polled 179 information security and network operations professionals at the recent RSA Conference in California for … Read more
More Than 60 Percent Of Enteprises Allow BYOD: Report
More than 6 out of 10 companies (64 percent) allow employees to bring their own devices (BYOD) into the workplace, with the majority of these citing improved productivity as the main driver, according to a new survey. For 58 percent of these companies, they allow a mix of corporate-liable and individual-liable devices. A full third of companies still strictly mandate … Read more
Malware Threats And Inconsistent BYOD Policy Driving Mobile Security Market Growth
The mobile security services market has no where to go but up, according to a new industry forecast. The confluence of a 261% uptick in the number of mobile threats, coupled with increasingly complex malware designed to exploit a wider range of mobile devices and inconsistent BYOD policies, is signaling significant growth in the mobile security services market. To this end, … Read more
Posted in Mobile Security, Uncategorized
Tagged BYOD, Market, mobile malware, mobile security
Leave a comment
Security: Let’s Start with Education in 2013
Welcome to the new year. Welcome to 2013! What comes with the new year? Why New Year’s resolutions, of course. You might be looking to eat better, exercise more, or smoke less. Many CIOs will be making New Year’s resolutions to improve system security. And while more complex passwords, intrusion detection systems, new firewalls, operating system patches, anti-virus updates, and … Read more
Posted in Security Management
Tagged BYOD, data loss prevention, education, Enterprise Security, security awareness
Leave a comment
NIST Seeks Feedback on Draft Guidelines for Securing Mobile Devices
Sure, you love your razor-thin mobile phone with the extended battery life, but the sacrifice made for size and convenience is the hardware-based security features that we are accustomed to in other devices like desktops and laptops. In order to accelerate the implementation of new technologies for better security in mobile devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) … Read more
Old remedies don’t work on new threats;
SANS panel will discuss alternative medicine
Organizations spend lots of money on a variety of security products but they are frustrated because they are still getting compromised. Why? The threats organizations face have changed in the past year or two, but the way we approach security hasn’t. “When you’re dealing with the common cold, you wait for the first symptom to appear,” says Cole, who will … Read more
BYOD trend changes face of network access control;
Enterasys introduces Mobile IAM, professional services
Mobile security is a hot topic, but although the buzz is about more and increasingly sophisticated mobile malware and malicious applications, the overriding challenge for enterprises today is about management and access control. With all the personally owned smart phones and tablets coming onto the corporate network, how do I manage them and enforce policy. How do I know and … Read more
Posted in Mobile Security
Tagged BYOD, Enterasys, Mobile IAM, NAC, role-based access control (RBAC)
1 Comment
