New research, announced March 16, details several brands’ broad plans for deploying security solutions for mobile devices and IoT, according to technology market research firm Infonetics Research, now part of IHS Inc., which performed the study. For the survey, Infonetics interviewed purchase-decision makers at 187 medium and large companies in the U.S. and Canada about their mobile device and IoT security strategies. Named in the report were: Apple, Blackberry, Check Point, Cisco, Citrix, IBM, Juniper/Pulse Secure, Kaspersky, Lookout, McAfee, Microsoft, MobileIron, Symantec, Trend Micro and VMware.
According to the report, it looks like IT security departments are still figuring out the threats that will come out of M2M devices, but many of them also say they feel like they’re beginning to understand what IoT will mean for enterprise security. In many cases, they are reporting that they’re planning to purchase and deploy M2M security solutions at the same time. On a higher-level strategic front, almost 75 percent of the interviewed companies said they are already in the process of building an enterprise-wide plan for securing IoT devices connected to their enterprise networks.
Source: Infonetics
The top motivations reported for planning for IoT security measures are pretty much the same as the motivations for establishing any type of enterprise security: theft prevention and accidental data leakage prevention, with almost 80 percent of respondents reporting those concerns. Moreover, more than 70 percent also cited a need to manage and secure rogue devices connected by network users and to secure and manage IoT devices. Somewhat surprising was the response when asked what types of M2M devices are connected to their networks. They identified a wide range of “things” but the leader was video cameras. Wearables were very low on the list, perhaps not surprisingly, but 42 percent of respondents said they expect those numbers to grow by 2016. To purchase the full report, visit www.infonetics.com/contact.asp .
Edited by
Maurice Nagle