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Follow on Google News | Acronis Survey Shows Nearly 60 Percent of Companies are Vulnerable to BYOD RisksBusinesses are Ignoring BYOD Policies, Simple Security Steps and Employee Education, Research Shows
By: Acronis Acronis’ 1. There Are Big Gaps in BYOD Policies · Almost 60 percent have no personal device policy in place, and, among those with policies, 23 percentmake exceptions for executives, who may handle even more sensitive data. As a result, these organisations are increasingly vulnerable to data loss and serious compliance issues. · A number of organisations are still in denial when it comes to BYOD trends, as just under a quarter (23 percent) surveyed actually forbid personal devices from accessing the network. · Nearly 80 percent of organisations haven’ 2. Simple Security Precautions Are Falling to the Wayside · Just 21 percent of companies mandate a device password or key lock on personal devices, and only 18 percent perform remote device wipes when employees leave the company, drastically increasing the risk for data leakage. 3. Businesses Underestimate the Dangers of Public Clouds · Corporate files are commonly shared through third-party cloud storage solutions such as DropBox, but 69 percent of organisations don’t have a policy in place around public clouds and 80 percent haven’ 4. Businesses Fear Apple® Devices Are Complicating BYOD Security · While 59 percent of organisations will support Macs® in the next year, more than half (61 percent) say compatibility and interoperability are still big obstacles to getting Macs compliant with IT, which puts data stored and shared across the corporate network and on Apple devices at risk. “Personal devices have permanently and positively changed the workplace, particularly in the way employees collaborate, work remotely and interact with company data,” Matching BYOD Productivity with Policy To optimise BYOD, protect the bottom line, and avoid data loss and serious compliance issues, organisations should take immediate steps to ensure employees are trained in safe BYOD practices, that personal device and public cloud use are monitored and managed, and that effective data protection solutions are in place to prevent data loss. These are the critical steps to achieving safe BYOD. Resources: · Download the BYOD Survival Guide eBook here (http://promo.acronis.com/ · Find the Acronis BYOD Safety infographic here (http://www.acronis.co.uk/ · For more information on Acronis mobility, click here (http://www.acronis.co.uk/ ### Notes to Editors: The survey was conducted by the Ponemon Institute across eight countries during March and April 2013. 4,374 IT practitioners,over 570 were from the UK were surveyed in mid to large sized organisations across a variety of industries. About Acronis Acronis delivers reliable, easy to use backup and disaster recovery solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments to individuals and businesses in 90 countries worldwide. Acronis’ Acronis® and Acronis Backup & Recovery® are registered trademarks of Acronis International GmbH. in the United States and/or other countries End
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