Rapid App Development Creates Security Nightmare
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Rapid App Development Creates an IT Security Nightmare
The rapid rate of mobile app development has increased the risk of mobile breaches, as the creation of these apps is outpacing IT’s ability to secure them. -
Majority of Organizations Have Mobility Programs
Two-thirds organizations have BYOD, a corporate-owned personally-enabled (COPE) environment, or mix of these two approaches. -
Corporate Data Is Accessible Through Mobile
82% of respondents said most of their corporate data is accessible via mobile devices. 95% admit that a rise in data on or accessible by mobile increases the risk of a security breach. -
Large Companies Recognize Risk the Most
Companies with more than 10,000 employees are more likely to admit that their organizations are significantly more at risk. "The greater the volume of employees and access to data, the greater the worry," said a white paper summarizing the study. -
Most Experience Data Breaches Due to Mobile Security
74% of respondents said that organizations have experienced the data breach because of a mobile security issue caused by: mobile apps containing malware, apps that contain security vulnerabilities, unsecured Wi-Fi connections -
Concern About Malware in Apps
73% of respondents are extremely or very concerned about apps that contain malware. -
Concern About Apps Transmitting Sensitive Data
66% of respondents are extremely or very concerned about apps that access or transmit sensitive data. -
Mobile Apps Are Different From Traditional Applications
The phenomenal pace of mobile app development—the Apple Store alone reached 1.5 million in June 2015, up 300,000 from last year—would have been unthinkable during the PC era. -
App Vetting Is Insufficient
The volume of apps is a challenge to mobile security solution providers, some of whom, such as Lookout, analyze 20,000 apps daily. -
Mobile Devices at an Increased Risk
Mobile devices face more security risk than they did last year. 52% of respondents agree that there is somewhat more risk, 22% said there is significantly more risk, 21% said there is no greater risk, and 5% said their mobile devices face less risk. -
Rise in Investments in Mobile Security
90% of respondents are making increased mobile security investments a priority over the next year.
An IT leader at a midsize professional services organization thought someone within the business was leaking sensitive information to unauthorized parties. Eventually it was discovered that a compromised mobile device was enabling high-level access to a company database. "It took a little over a month to pinpoint exactly where the breach transpired," he said. "However, after a significant amount of effort, we were able to find malware installed in the company-owned mobile device assigned to one of our executives. We are still going through the due diligence process to determine the particulars around how the malware ended up on this device." His experience is increasingly common; he is one of 82% of respondents to an IDG and Lookout report who said the majority of their corporate data is accessible via mobile devices. The survey included 100 IT leaders and IT security executives, 49% of whom are CIOs at high-tech companies (22 percent), financial services (17 percent) and manufacturing (17%). The average employee base of each company was 23,000. Here is what the report revealed.