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Accellion Infographic: The Effects of Mobile on the Enterprise
1. T H E E F F E C T S O F
ON THE ENTERPRISE
more households will
become remote
workplaces for employees
will use the same devices
for both personal and
work activities
3 5out
of
In the U.S.
of the workforce
will be mobile
The average mobile
worker will carry
3.5devices
84%
workers say they no
longer need to be in an
1
2
9
of companies are focused
on supporting mobile
workers better 3
52%
32%
increase in mobile
malware families,
year-over-year 6
of all mobile malware
steals information from the
compromised device
Mobile devices are enticing to malware
developers because of the business-
information employees store on them
A study found that when
doctors’ use of
data breaches rose to
Violation of HIPAA regulations can
lead to hundreds of thousands in
7
On average a cell phone is
lost in the U.S. every
3.5seconds5
15%year-over-
year 4
Mobile security
vulnerabilities are rising
of information security
professionals rate lost devices
as their number one concern11
Majority of enterprises have reported at
least one mobile security incident within
the past 12 months 12
of executives expect to
support more devices in
the next 12 months 3
More devices means increased security
risks for businesses via lost phones and
tablets, user-error and software
vulnerabilities11
Enterprises Need to Ensure Mobile Security
Enterprises need to consider:
o Mobile Device Management
o Mobile App Management
o Mobile Content Management
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References
1 http://network.cisco.com/the-future-of-workplace-mobility.html
2 http://mobile-workforce-project.ipass.com/cpwp/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ipass_mobileworkforcereport_q1_2012.pdf
3 http://www.zdnet.com/mobile-security-top-enterprise-bogeyman-7000005560/
4 http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240105733/Mobile-malware-is-on-the-rise-warns-IBM-report
5 http://blogs.smartmoney.com/paydirt/2012/03/23/lost-phones-cost-americans-30-billion-a-year/
6 http://www.symantec.com/security_response/publications/threatreport.jsp
7 http://www.amednews.com/article/20111219/business/312199967/2/
8 http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/how-to/Mobile-Security-Risk-Correlates-with-Benefits86198
9 http://aa-download.avg.com/filedir/other/Smartphone.pdf
10 http://www.thesecurityblog.com/2011/06/how-businesses-and-users-can-improve-mobile-security/
11 http://www.emc.com/collateral/industry-overview/h11109-rsa-realizing-mobile-enterprise.pdf
12 http://www.fiercemobileit.com/story/symantec-majority-enterprises-report-least-one-mobile-security-incident-pas/2013-04-28
55% 32%
75%
In 2013
more than
84%
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