Security Pros Worry About Cloud and Mobile Safety
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Security Pros Worry About Cloud and Mobile Safety
Companies are flocking to mobile devices and the cloud, but IT security professionals worry about data loss, which is their main mobile security concern. -
Confidence in Security
Asked how confident they are in their organization's overall security, 35% of respondents feel extremely or very confident; 50% feel moderately confident; 11% feel slightly confident; and 3% do not feel at all confident. -
Top Cloud Service Delivery Models
SaaS: 72%, IaaS: 57%, PaaS: 49%, BPaaS: 11%, None or not sure: 8% -
Main Benefits of the Cloud
Flexible scalability: 49%, Improved availability and business continuity: 41%, Increased agility: 37%, Cost reduction: 37%, Accelerated deployment and provisioning: 31%, Improved security: 21% -
Cloud Security a Top Concern
81% of respondents said they are concerned about security; 13% said they are slightly concerned; and 6% said they are not at all concerned. -
Top Five Barriers to Cloud Adoption
General security risks: 34%, Lack of staff resources or expertise: 32%, Integration with existing IT environment: 29%, Data loss and leakage risks: 29%, Legal and regulatory compliance: 27%, -
Biggest Cloud Security Headaches
Visibility into infrastructure security: 43%, Setting consistent security policies: 38%, Compliance: 36%, Reporting security threats: 34%, Lack of integration with on-premises security: 34% -
Best Ways to Protect Data In the Cloud
Data encryption: 76%, Network encryption: 69%, Access control: 55%, Trained cloud security professionals: 47%, Intrusion detection and prevention: 42% -
Biggest Pain Points for Mobile Security
Added IT resources needed to manage mobile security: 31%, Increased help desk workload: 24%, Reduced employee productivity: 16%, Malware infections and related costs: 13%, Data loss or leakage: 12% -
Top BYOD Security Concerns
Data leakage: 65%, Lost or stolen devices: 61%, Users download unsafe apps or content: 59%, Malware: 57%, Unauthorized access to data and systems: 56% -
Negative Impact of Mobile Threats
Requires more IT resources for mobile security: 25%, Increased help desk workload: 23%, Data loss or leakage: 12%, Reduced employee productivity: 12%, Malware infections and related cost: 12%
A recent survey finds that IT security professionals' security concerns are directly linked to the cloud and mobile devices. Eighty-one percent of the respondents expressed concern over public cloud usage, and, of these individuals, 49 percent are extremely or very concerned, according to the report, "2017 Cyber Security Survey." Sixty-five percent of the security professionals surveyed said data loss was their main mobile security worry. "It's no surprise that keeping these devices protected requires a different approach than traditional network security often provides," Donald Meyer, head of product marketing, cloud and data center at Check Point Software Technologies, wrote in a company blog. The study, which was done by Check Point in collaboration with Crowd Research Partners, surveyed 1,900 IT professionals in US-based companies with 1,000 or more employees. The survey highlights the security controls and technologies IT professionals consider most effective, and it includes recommendations on how to deploy architectures that protect complex hybrid networks and mobile devices.