Mobile security budgets aren't keeping pace with demand for devices

By Ian Barker  Posted on 9/22/2014
 
 
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Although mobile devices are becoming essential in many workplaces security budgets are failing to reflect the growing numbers of devices that need protection.
This is among the findings of a new report by electronics and systems specialist Raytheon. According to the research around one-third of employees use mobile devices exclusively to do their work and this is expected to increase to an average of 47 percent of employees in the next year.
 Despite this anticipated growth, 64 percent of those surveyed claim they don't currently or expect to have sufficient budget to mitigate or curtail mobile device cyber security threats. A majority of respondents, 52 percent, say that security practices on mobile devices have been sacrificed in order to improve employee productivity. In addition 60 percent believe employees have become less diligent in practicing good mobile security.
 
 
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