BYOD Is On the Rise, But Who’s Watching the Store?
The cloud is becoming all pervasive. In fact, 84% of companies surveyed by SailPoint are employed cloud-based applications in their offices.
Don’t think BYOD is huge? Think again: 82% of companies let their employees use personal devices in the office.
Cloud applications are so important to businesses today that 63% of companies require IT decision-makers to evaluate Web-based apps before choosing software.
Although the cloud looks appealing at first blush, 41% of companies say they can’t effectively manage identities and access management via the cloud.
Only 41% of companies have a process by which they remove mission-critical data from employee mobile devices in the event of a firing or resignation.
Even when BYOD isn’t an issue, 57% of companies say they’ve lost company-owned devices containing sensitive information.
Here’s a biggie: 81% of companies believe employees are sharing passwords to gain access to cloud and corporate apps containing sensitive data.
Just 54% of companies believe that they can revoke access to their entire IT infrastructure should an employee leave the company.
Over 50% of companies have witnessed fired employees attempt to access company data or applications after they have left the organization.
Scared yet? Just over half of companies—51%—say it’s “just a matter of time” before another security breach occurs.